Editing Liverpool Range (section)

==History==
The Liverpool Range was named after [[Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool]], who was the [[prime minister]] of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] at the time of its exploration by Europeans. The higher parts of the Liverpool Range reach approximately {{convert|1300|m}} above sea level, and the range formed a significant barrier to the expansion of settlement in the early period of British settlement in New South Wales.

The first route across the range was [[Pandoras Pass]] discovered by [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|Allan Cunningham]].  This is located near the western end of the range, north from the town of [[Coolah]] and within [[Coolah Tops National Park]].  The crossing used by the [[New England Highway]] is [[Nowlands Gap]] (otherwise known as Murrurundi Gap), which crosses the range near its east end. The [[Main Northern railway line]] from [[Central railway station, Sydney|Sydney]] to the [[Wallangarra railway station|Queensland border]] crosses under this pass via the [[Ardglen Tunnel]].

The southern slopes of the Liverpool Range are drained by the headwaters of the [[Hunter River, New South Wales|Hunter River]] and its tributaries, such as the Pages River, which flows through the town of [[Murrurundi]]. The northern slopes are drained by the headwaters of the [[Peel River (Australia)|Peel River]] and the [[Mooki River]]. The [[Talbragar River]] and the [[Coolaburragundy River]] also rise on the range and flow south-west, joining near the town of [[Dunedoo]].<ref name="anra">{{cite web|url=http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/water/overview/nsw/gmu-coolaburragundy-talbragar-valley-alluvium.html |title=Water resources – Overview – New South Wales – Groundwater Management Unit: Coolaburragundy - Talbragar Valley Alluvium |accessdate=5 June 2009 |work=Australian Natural Resources Atlas |publisher=[[Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013001421/http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/water/overview/nsw/gmu-coolaburragundy-talbragar-valley-alluvium.html |archivedate=13 October 2009 }}</ref>