Windeyer is a locality in the Mid-Western Regional Council of New South Wales, Australia. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 187. Windeyer is a former goldmining town which has been described as "nearly a ghost town". At its peak during the gold rushes of the 1850s there were 29 hotels, 10 schools and numerous Chinese joss houses in th…Windeyer is a locality in the Mid-Western Regional Council of New South Wales, Australia. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 187. Windeyer is a former goldmining town which has been described as "nearly a ghost town". At its peak during the gold rushes of the 1850s there were 29 hotels, 10 schools and numerous Chinese joss houses in the area, the town at that time spreading over several kilometres. It is now a small rural hamlet, containing a hotel, a community hall, an Anglican church, a cemetery and numerous old houses and former shops and public buildings.
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