Clarence Town

History

The area was originally inhabited by the Wanaruah Aboriginal people who called it Erringhi. The first Europeans to arrive in Clarence Town were William Paterson and explorer Francis Barrellier in 1801 exploring the Hunter River. Convicts were utilised to cut timber in the area. In 1886 the town was described as:The land on the river-banks, consisting chiefly of alluvial flats, is remarkably fertile. This is largely due to the floods of past ages. wheat, maize, barley, oats and potatoes are produced in abundance. Tobacco is now grown and the grape and orange are cultivated with success. The population is 370. There is a hotel in the main street of Clarence Town built in 1913 called The Erringhi Hotel.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  3,730
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  3,090
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  3,029
• Crested Pigeon

  Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
  2,493
• Spotted Dove

  Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
  2,232
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  2,110
• Satin Bowerbird

  Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Vieillot, 1816) · Aves
  1,899
• koala

  Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817) · Mammalia
  1,754

Most recent

• M 5.1 — 2025-04-22
  18 km SW of Singleton, Australia
• M 2.7 — 2025-01-14
  13 km ESE of Denman, Australia
• M 2.7 — 2024-08-26
  12 km SSW of Muswellbrook, Australia
• M 4.8 — 2024-08-23
  7 km ENE of Denman, Australia
• M 4 — 2020-05-02
  11 km ENE of Denman, Australia
• M 4.2 — 2019-12-16
  12 km SW of Muswellbrook, Australia