Bonshaw

Postcode: 2361

Bonshaw is a small town in New South Wales, Australia 783 km north of Sydney. It is located near the northern border of the State close to Texas, Queensland in Inverell Shire. It is on the Bruxner Highway between Tenterfield and Moree. It is a town designed to serve the needs of the agricultural holdings in the area.

Bonshaw is a very attractive but tiny village on the NSW/Queensland border 93 km north of Inverell and 783 km north of Sydney.

Perhaps the most memorable event in the town's history was the day in 1867 when notorious bushranger 'Thunderbolt' (alias Frederick Ward) held up the local hotel, robbing everybody but the ostler who was known to be poor.

Little remains today, other than a school, since the hotel burned down. However, Bonshaw Weir remains a popular fishing spot.

Bonshaw is a settlement situated in New South Wales, Australia. Bonshaw is 720 km from the Australian capital Canberra.Nearby places include Arthurs Seat, Ashford, Atholwood, Beebo, Bismuth, Camp Creek, Jibbinbar, Limevale, Mingoola, Old Mingoola, Rocky Creek, Silverspur, Smithfield, Texas, The Gulf, Wallangra,.

Nearby landmarks include Black Jack Mountain, Black Mountain, Brown Mountain, Coxs Sugarloaf, Hetheringtons Sugarloaf, Jonquil, Mount Donaldson, Mount Gunyan, Pine Mountain, The Blacks Rock, The Brothers, The Pinnacle,.

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