In Australia why is New South wales called New South Wales and not just New Wales. plus is new south wales in?

Question

the south

Answer 1

I know the South comes from it being south of the "homeland" or in the southern hemisphere.  Not sure about the New Wales bit.

Answer 2

The entire east coast was originally New South Wales.

New - Australia is a relatively new country

South - In the Southern hemisphere

Wales - Where the discoverers came from

They originally did not know the greatness of Australia and thought it was much much smaller.

Answer 3

New South Wales is the on the southeast of Australia, I have always assumed that the people who arrived there first were from South Wales.

Answer 4

New Wales was actually considered first.  As for whether it's in the south, initially, the whole of Australia was a single colony called New South Wales.  So 'south' refers to the position of Australia on the globe, not the position of modern NSW in Australia.  People were very excited about discovering the 'Great Southern Land' so they had a tendency to go on a bit about how southern everything is.  'Australia' itself means 'southern land'.

Answer 5

I have always been of the understanding that Captain Cook called it New South Wales because it reminded him of Wales.  A New Wales in the south, not South Wales.  Yes, it is in the south.  sort of.  more in the middle part of the south.

Answer 6

James Cook claimed the east coast (of Australia) under instruction from King George III of England on 22 August 1770 at Possession Island, naming eastern Australia 'New South Wales'.

New South Wales no longer covers the entire eastern side of the continent.

In 1851 Victoria (Port Phillip District) separated from New South Wales.

In 1859 Queensland separated from New South Wales.

It's not certain whether New South Wales refers to the area being named after South Wales, or a New Wales in the Southern Hemisphere.

I was always taught at school that Cook intended it to be the New Wales in the southern hemisphere.

Here is a map of Australia showing where New South Wales is in relation to the other states.

http://www.1uptravel.com/international/o...

Answer 7

This video will answer all your questions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY-u15WmQ...