Alectown, New South Wales

Alectown, New South Wales

Alectown, New South Wales, Australia is a small country town in Parkes Shire on the Newell Highway.

It was originally a gold mining town which used to have a population of well over 1,000. Today, it has around 50 people with many farmers living around it.

Notable people who have lived in the Alectown area

*Scott Westcott


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