NSWPort & river
Wentworth
Two great rivers made an inland customs and trading port.
1859River-junction town named Wentworth
WHAT STARTED IT
Paddle steamers and pastoral trade converged where the Darling meets the Murray, drawing stores, wharves and officials.
WHAT SUSTAINED IT
Road transport displaced much river freight. The town retained a far-west service role and developed visitor interest around its wharf, river junction and history.
Read the fuller history
Moorna post office opened in 1855 and became Wentworth in 1860; road transport later displaced much river freight.
TURNING POINTS
1859River-junction town named Wentworth
1855–1860Moorna post office opened in 1855 and became Wentworth in 1860; road transport later displaced much river freight.
WHAT IT DOES NOW
A far-west service and tourism town whose wharf, river junction and flood history remain central to its identity.