The Parish of Bong Bong is a parish of the County of Camden in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, which city is located just to the north-west, what's a historic village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire?
Berrima
Berrima, New South Wales
Berrima ( ) is a historic village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.
 The village, once a major town, is located on the Old Hume Highway between Canberra and Sydney.
 It was previously known officially as the Town of Berrima.
 It is close to the three major towns of the Southern Highlands; Mittagong, Bowral and Moss Vale.
Bong Bong Parish
The Parish of Bong Bong is a parish of the County of Camden in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales.
 Moss Vale is the largest town in the area.
 The parish includes the small township of Bong Bong, which was the first village established in the Southern Highlands.
 The Wingecarribee River forms part of the boundary of the parish in the north and north-east.
 The Hume Highway passes through a small part of the parish in the north-west.
 Bowral is just beyond the boundary of the parish in the north-east.
 Berrima is located just to the north-west.
 The Illawarra Highway passes through the parish from east to west, and is also a small part of the boundary in the south-west.
Berrima Parish
The Parish of Berrima is a parish of the County of Camden in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales.
 Berrima is the largest town in the parish, and the parish includes the land to the north and north-east of this town.
 The Wingecarribee River forms part of the boundary of the parish in the south, although some of the land near Berrima that is to the south of the river is also included in the parish.
 Both the old and new Hume Highway pass through the parish from the south-west to the north-east.
 Gibraltar creek is part of the boundary in the north-east.
 Bowral and Mittagong are located just to the east of the parish, along with the Southern Highlands railway line.
 Mandemar is located in the north-west of the parish. Joseph Wild
Joseph Wild (also Wilde) (c.1759 or 1773–1847) was an early explorer of Australia.
 He was sentenced on 21 August 1793 in Chester for burglary, together with his brother, George.
 Both were transported to Australia as convicts in 1797, arriving in Port Jackson (Sydney) on the ship the "Ganges" on 2 June (George died in 1812).
 He was under the charge of physician and pastoralist Charles Throsby and together they later became explorers in southern New South Wales.
 In particular they were the first Europeans to explore the area that became the Australian Capital Territory and Wild was credited with the discovery of Lake George.
 In 1810 he received a ticket of leave, and in January 1813 he was granted a conditional pardon.
 On 9 December 1815 Wild was appointed first Constable of the Five Islands District (now Illawarra).
 During the next few years he accompanied Throsby on many expeditions throughout New South Wales.
 In 1819 he was granted 100 acre in Sutton Forest for services for Throsby and in 1821 he was appointed constable of the County of Argyle.
 It is said that he and his wife Elizabeth had a large family.
 He died on 25 May 1847 when he was gored by a bull at Wingecarribee Swamp.
 He was the first person to be buried behind the church in the Bong Bong Cemetery, Moss Vale, New South Wales. Wingecarribee Shire
Wingecarribee Shire is the local government area of the Southern Highlands in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
 The Wingecarribee Shire is around 110 km southwest of the Sydney central business district and is part of regional Capital Country and to some extent can be considered part of the Southern Tablelands. Fitzroy Falls, New South Wales
Fitzroy Falls (postcode: 2577) is a village in the Wingecarribee Shire, located with the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia.
 The locality was known as Yarrunga, but was renamed after the 81 m waterfall.
 At the 2016 census , Fitzroy Falls had a population of 216. Wingello Parish
The Parish of Wingello is a parish of the County of Camden in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales.
 It includes the area around the village of Wingello, and also includes the village of Tallong.
 The parish is located at the western end of the County of Camden, with Uringalla Creek the boundary to the west.
 The Southern Highlands railway line passes through the parish, including the stations of Tallong and Wingello.
 The Hume Highway passes through a small part of the parish in the north-west.
 Other roads in the area include Murrimba Road, Garbutts Road, and parts of Highland Way and Bumballa Road.
 Joarimma creek forms a small portion of the boundary in the south-west, with the parish including some of the land to the south of this creek. Sutton Forest Parish
The Parish of Sutton Forest is a parish of the County of Camden in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales.
 It includes the land to the south and south-west of the small village centre presently known as Sutton Forest.
 The northern boundary of the parish is the Illawarra Highway and part of Canyonleigh Road.
 Part of Paddys River is the south-western boundary.
 The Southern Highlands railway line passes through the parish and is near the boundary in the east.
 The Hume Highway passes through a small part of the parish in the north-west.
 The parish includes the towns of Exeter and Bundanoon.
 The town of Bundanoon is at the southern edge of the Parish of Sutton Forest, with the Parish of Bundanoon just to the south. Mittagong
Mittagong is a town located in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.
 The town acts as the gateway to the Southern Highlands when coming from Sydney.
 Mittagong is situated at an elevation of 635 m .
 The town is close to Bowral, Berrima, Moss Vale and the Northern Villages such as Yerrinbool and Colo Vale.
 Moreover, Mittagong is home to many wineries of the Southern Highlands which has been a recent growing wine and cellar door region. Balaclava, New South Wales
Balaclava is a Northern Village of the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia in Wingecarribee Shire.
 It is 1 km north-east of Mittagong.
 The village includes a service station, real estate, pre-school, nursery, doctor's surgery and antiques store.
 It is located in Wingecarribee Shire and is often considered part of Braemar along with its neighbour Willow Vale.
 At the 2016 census , Balaclava had a population of 496.