Gunnedah - Aboriginal Meaning: "Place of White Stones"
Distance from Sydney: 478 km
Distance from Brisbane: 651 km
Population: 9,500 (13,000 in whole Shire)
Climate: Summer - Min 23 degrees Celsius
- Max 40 degrees Celsius
Winter - Min 4 degrees Celsius
- Max 14 degrees Celsius
Prior to white settlement in 1834, the Gunn-e-darr people of the Kamilaroi tribe
inhabited the Gunnedah area. One of the first identities to live in the
area was the "Red Chief", the legendary Aboriginal warrior.
The Red Chief was an important local tribal chief who inspired tribal justice and in times
of severe drought, united local tribes, enabling them all to survive.
