Rocky River, New South Wales

About three kilometres west of Uralla, was the gold mining area and associated village also called Rocky River.

Buchanan and J. Lucas reported to the Maitland office that gold had been found at Rocky River.

[1] The census carried out between 3 and 5 June 1854 reported that there were 86 tents on the field and a population of 350, comprising 193 males, 58 females and 99 children.

Rocky River, at its peak supported 20 hotels, numerous boarding houses, stores, churches and schools.

Many of the Chinese miners worked over the original alluvial field at Maitland Point, south of Thunderbolts Way, near Rocky River bridge.