Trunkey Creek, New South Wales

Trunkey Creek is a rural village located in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia in Bathurst Regional Council.

It is about 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of the city of Bathurst and about 130 kilometres (81 mi) north of the city of Goulburn on the Bathurst Goulburn Road.

[2] During the gold rush of 1851 sparked by Edward Hargraves when he announced that there was payable gold to be found at the junction of the Abercrombie River and Grove Creek near the village, it is reputed to have swelled to 2500 people.

[citation needed] The rivers near the village continue to provide gold for hobbyists and prospectors.

The village is said to have received its name from a prospector who had a particularly large nose and was given the nickname Trunkey.