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Willandra Lakes RegionUNESCO World Heritage SitePart of the Willandra Lakes system: Lake Mulurulu Willandra Creek Garnpung Lake Lake Leaghur Lake Mungo Lake Arumpo Chibnalwood Lakes LocationFar West, New South Wales, AustraliaCriteriaCulturalxc2xa0and Natural:xc2xa0(iii)(viii)Reference167Inscription1981 (5th session)Area240,000xc2xa0ha (590,000 acres)Coordinates34xc2xb0S 143xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf34xc2xb0S 143xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -34; 143Coordinates: 34xc2xb0S 143xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf34xc2xb0S 143xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -34; 143Location of Willandra Lakes Region in New South WalesShow map of New South WalesWillandra Lakes Region (Australia)Show map of Australia
The Region contains important natural and cultural features including exceptional examples of past human civilization including the world's oldest cremation site.
[citation needed] A small section of the region is protected by the Mungo National Park.
The World Heritage status of the region was created and negotiated in 1981.
[3] The region is also listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.
Surveyor George Boyle White explored the Darling in 1833 in the region from the Peel River junction to the region of Fort Bourke and was followed two years later by Major Thomas Mitchell, the Surveyor-General of New South Wales, who was intent on showing whether or not the Darling entered the Murray as Sturt had surmised.
The first pastoral station in the lower Darling region was that taken up by George Hobler in 1845 on the Lachlan, a run which he called Paika.
Settlement in the region between the Murrumbidgee and the Darling was officially recognised on 4 December 1847 when the Darling Pastoral District was proclaimed.
The earliest pastoral occupation of the region was that of George Lee for the lease of Turlee on 28 February 1850.
Pastoralists still had an optimistic attitude towards the region and were convinced that with sufficient capital, profit would be theirs.
Until the widespread of myxamatosis in the 1950s the war on rabbits was an accepted part of station life throughout the region.
The legislation of 1901 governed pastoralism in the region during the twentieth century.
The telephone was introduced in 1924 to connect Arumpo, Pan Ban and Mulurulu and removed a great deal of the sense of isolation in the region.
The increased number of families in the region meant that there was a little more social interaction than there had been decades earlier.
The increased use of the motor vehicle during the 1930s meant that travel throughout the region was much more rapid.
During this time Ministers of religion began making regular tours of the region.
A major impact on the region was the development of Mildura and provided services such as hospital and medical care.
Map of the Willard's Lakes Region, showing the World Heritage Area boundaries, 2008
The Willandra's primary producer landholder families have links with the European settlement of the region.
The region has a Pleistocene archaeological record of outstanding value for world pre-history and is significant for understanding early cultural development in this region.
The Willandra's primary producer landholder families have links with the European settlement of the region.
The region has a Pleistocene archaeological record of outstanding value for world pre-history and is significant for understanding early cultural development in this region.
Evidence from this region has allowed the typology of early Australian stone tools to be defined.