Significant buildings include the Courthouse (1880), Bathurst Gaol (1886), Ben Chifley's Cottage, Old Government Cottage, the Railway Station (1875) and the war memorial Carillon (1933).
Bathurst is the home of Mount Panorama, a famous motor racing track, the Mitchell campus of Charles Sturt University and was the home of Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949.
Bathurst lies within the traditional land of the Wiradjuri Koori (Aboriginal) people. Windradyne, a Koori leader, played an important role in resisting White settlement of the area.
Significant buildings include the Courthouse (1880), Bathurst Gaol (1886), Ben Chifley's Cottage, Old Government Cottage, the Railway Station (1875) and the war memorial Carillon (1933).
Bathurst is situated on the banks of the Macquarie River, 670 metres above sea level with an average maximum summer temp of 27 C and an average maximum winter temp of 12 C. Horticulture is practiced on the river flats and sheep and cattle are produced on the surrounding hills.
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