Sofala, New South Wales

Sofala is a village in New South Wales, Australia, 255 kilometres (158 mi) north-west of Sydney, within Bathurst Regional Council. It is located beside the Turon River. Sofala is just off the Bathurst-Ilford Road, with only local traffic through the town itself. At the 2006 census, Sofala had a population of 208. Sofala Public School was established in 1878. There was an Anglican church and a Catholic convent. Russell Drysdale's painting Sofala, a depiction of the main street of the town, won the Wynne Prize for 1947.

Sofala, New South Wales

Sofala is a village in New South Wales, Australia, 255 kilometres (158 mi) north-west of Sydney, within Bathurst Regional Council. It is located beside the Turon River. Sofala is just off the Bathurst-Ilford Road, with only local traffic through the town itself. At the 2006 census, Sofala had a population of 208. Sofala Public School was established in 1878. There was an Anglican church and a Catholic convent. Russell Drysdale's painting Sofala, a depiction of the main street of the town, won the Wynne Prize for 1947.