Shuttleton, New South Wales

Shuttleton is an Australian ghost town located in the Parish of Hume, County of Mouramba,[1] New South Wales.

Owen was either employed by or working in partnership with Thomas Shuttle, who was living in the area as the caretaker of the Government Tank, at Crowl or Sandy Creek—both names were used because "crowl" is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "sandy"[7]—a watering place on a travelling stock route.

[8][9][10][11] However, it was on another lease—held by Eason, Mooney, and Osmetti—further north of the other leases, that the richest discovery was made, in February 1901,[12] creating the need for a permanent settlement.

[13] The original settlement had been called (informally) Crowl Creek; it was subsequently named Shuttleton, after Thomas Shuttle, who was still exploring his lease in search of copper, around the time that site for the village was selected in 1901.

[12] The village had 330 to 350 inhabitants, a post office, police station, public school, two hotels, stores and other businesses.

[34] In late 1918, just before the end of the First World War, the village received the news that its former school teacher had been killed in action in France.

[44] In recent years, there has been some renewed mineral exploration activity, near the site of the former Star of the West mine (Wirlong prospect) to the east of Shuttleton.