Millthorpe

History

The town lies on the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people. European settlement of the area began when a government stock station was established in 1823. The town is based upon a land grant originally known as Grove Farm which was made out to convict overseer Charles Booth in 1834. Noted explorer Thomas Mitchell twice stayed there during inland expeditions. The area developed as a farming centre from 1840 to 1880 with orchards established in the 1860s. Local agriculture received a considerable boost from the arrival of the railway in the 1870s complete with a railway station. A large flour mill was established in 1882. Consequently, in 1884 the town's name was changed from Spring Grove to Millthorpe. Today it is still essentially a service centre to the rich farmlands which surround it. Millthorpe's commercial area was extended after the depression of the 1890s and many of its largely brick buildings date from that period. The town's decline after World War I means that it was spared redevelopment and so many of its buildings have survived with very little alteration.

Most-observed species

• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  1,680
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,637
• Common Brown

  Heteronympha merope Fabricius, 1775 · Insecta
  1,413
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  1,405
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,199
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  1,101
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  965
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  914

Most recent

• M 4.5 — 2026-04-14
  24 km ENE of Canowindra, Australia
• M 3 — 2020-11-20
  27 km S of Oberon, Australia
• M 4.2 — 2017-04-13
  23 km WSW of Millthorpe, Australia
• M 3.8 — 2012-06-22
  23 km N of Boorowa, Australia
• M 4.2 — 2006-10-21
  48 km ESE of Cowra, Australia
• M 2.7 — 2006-06-30
  21 km SSE of Cowra, Australia