Louth is a village on the eastern side of the Darling River in New South Wales, Australia. The village is in Bourke Shire, south west of Bourke and north west of Cobar. The town is made famous by the Louth Races which are held in August each year, attracting crowds of nearly five thousand. At the 2021 census, Louth and the surrounding region had a population of 74.

The town was established in 1859 by an Irish immigrant from County Louth, Thomas Andrew Mathews, who built a pub to serve the passing trade along the then busy Darling River. At one stage the town grew to have three hotels, a cordial factory, three bakeries, two butchers, a post office, three churches, a Chinese garden, a general store and a police station.

References

  • Louth races - Official website