Goulburn

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Goulburn ( GOHL-bərn) is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, approximately 195 kilometres (121 mi) south-west of Sydney and 90 kilometres (56 mi) north-east of Canberra. It was the first inland settlement in Australia to be proclaimed a city, through letters patent by Queen Victoria in 1863 (although Bathurst, established in 1815, is the oldest inland settlement in Australia). Goulburn had a population of 24,565 as of the 2021 census. Goulburn is the seat of Goulburn Mulwaree Council. Goulburn is a railhead on the Main Southern line, and regional health and government services centre, supporting the surrounding pastoral industry as well as being a stopover for travellers on the Hume Highway. It has a central historic park and many historic and listed buildings. It is also home to the monument the Big Merino, a sculpture that is the world's largest concrete sheep.

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