Ungarie, New South Wales

Ungarie is a town in New South Wales, Australia which is the second major town of the Bland Shire, located in the Central West region of New South Wales. It is located 513km west of Sydney and 615km north of Melbourne, between the towns of West Wyalong and Lake Cargelligo and is situated 262m above sea level. The town's name is derived from an Indigenous Australian word meaning "thigh". Ungarie has the lowest median house price in Australia at $58,500.HistoryJohn Oxley, explorer and NSW surveyor general, was probably the first European to cross through what is now the Ungarie district. This was part of his investigation of the Lachlan Valley area in May 1817. In describing the country he had penetrated he said:"For the want of timber, grass and water, this country will never be inhabited by civilised man."He was of course proven wrong and the land west of Bathurst soon opened up. It was about 1852 that John Regan explored the back country of what is now West Wyalong in search of more station country. The Regans had a property east of West Wyalong called The Bland. Soon after he continued to explore further west and came upon the creek that he called The Humbug.His group was so impressed by the land that it was taken up. A Mr Ward entered into partnership with one of Regan’s friend, a Mr Wood. They called the new run Merrigreen which consisted of 42220acre. After Regan’s explorations more men came to take up various stations.