Forbes Attractions
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Forbes (pop. 8500), originally a gold-digging settlement founded in 1860, lies on the Lachlan River. At the height of the gold rush the town had a population of over 30,000; its economy now depends mainly on a slaughterhouse and a grain mill and to some extent also on tourism.
Forbes became notorious for the bushranger Ben Hall, who was shot by the police near the town in 1865 and is buried here, as is Kate Foster, sister of the most celebrated of the bushrangers, Ned Kelly.
Forbes became notorious for the bushranger Ben Hall, who was shot by the police near the town in 1865 and is buried here, as is Kate Foster, sister of the most celebrated of the bushrangers, Ned Kelly.
