The Rock

History

The Rock Post Office opened on 1 September 1890. Prior to 1919, the town had been known as Kingston, probably named after the King family, which had operated the local farming property known as "The Rock". The name Kingston is shown on a 1916 map of the Riverina district. The King name survives with the hotel on the Olympic Highway at the town still named The King's Own.

Most-observed species

• Perforate St John's-wort

  Hypericum perforatum L. · Magnoliopsida
  988
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  408
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  350
• Australian Raven

  Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  286
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  255
• Yellow Star-thistle

  Centaurea solstitialis L. · Magnoliopsida
  240
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  237
• Spiny Cocklebur

  Xanthium spinosum L. · Magnoliopsida
  227

Most recent

• M 3.9 — 2004-02-28
  16 km SSE of Junee, Australia
• M 3.3 — 2003-07-11
  15 km WNW of Cootamundra, Australia
• M 3.2 — 2003-01-25
  2 km NNE of Jindera, Australia
• M 2.6 — 2002-10-23
  11 km SW of Batlow, Australia