Fossickers Way

Fossickers Way

Bridge over the Namoi River in Manilla
General information
TypeRural road
Length379 km (235 mi)[1]
GazettedAugust 1928[2]
Route number(s)
  • B95 (2013–present)
    (Tamworth–Warialda)
  • B76 (2013–present)
    (Warialda–Glen Innes)
Former
route number
State Route 95 (1974–2013)
(Tamworth–Warialda)
Major junctions
North end New England Highway
Glen Innes, New South Wales
 
South endRiver Road
Nundle, New South Wales
Location(s)
Major settlementsTamworth, Bingara, Manilla, Inverell
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Fossickers Way is a series of country roads located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia that form a 379-kilometre (235 mi)[1] scenic and tourist drive. The road's southern terminus is located in Nundle[3] with its northwest terminus in Warialda; thereafter the road joins the Gwydir Highway and heads east to Inverell before reaching its eastern terminus in Glen Innes;[3][4] The name refers to a tourist route overlaid on existing roads, and is not an officially gazetted one. The majority of the Fossickers Way is designated route B95.

The scenic route draws its name of Fossickers Way due to the many deposits of gold and the variety of gemstones that have been found in the area (mostly by Europeans) since the early 1850s. Prior to this time, local Aboriginal tribes such as the Werawai people of Nundle and its surrounds were known to use local minerals and stones for the purpose of making tools, such as axe heads.

  1. ^ a b "Fossickers Way" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Main Roads Act, 1924-1927". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 110. National Library of Australia. 17 August 1928. pp. 3814–20. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Fossickers Way Scenic Drive". Travel In. Bauer Xcel Media. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  4. ^ "The Fossickers Way". New England North West. 2013. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.