| Tourism > Australia > New South Wales New South Wales (NSW) Tourism About New South WalesNew South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland. It was founded in 1788 and originally comprised much of the Australian mainland, as well as New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. During the 19th century large areas were successively separated to form the British colonies of Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and New Zealand.
An inhabitant of New South Wales is referred to as a New South Welshman. New South Wales' largest city and capital is Sydney.
It is not clear whether New South Wales refers to the area being named after South Wales, or a New Wales in the Southern Hemisphere.
In the journal covering his survey of the eastern coast of the Australian continent, the then Lt. James Cook (later Captain James Cook) first named the east coast of Australia ''New Wales'', which he later corrected in his journal to ''New South Wales''.
List of Regions in New South Wales (NSW)Click on any region name in the following list to display historical and geographical information for the tourist, and a list of all the towns in that region. Sydney | Hawkesbury | Blue Mountains | Hunter Valley / Barrington | Hunter Coast | Port Stephens | Central Coast / Lake Macquarie | North Coast | Northern Rivers / Byron Bay | Snowy Mountains | South Coast | Southern Highlands | New England North West | Central NSW / Explorer Country | Outback NSW | Sapphire Coast | Illawarra | Murray | Riverina | Lord Howe Island Last Minute Accommodation across New South WalesSearch for last minute accommodation in New South Wales.
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