Located 132 km northwest of Cobar, 100 km southwest of Bourke and 836km northwest of Sydney, Louth was established in 1862 when an Irishman named Thomas A. Matthews selected 40 acres from the Toorale holding (where he was employed as a shipwright and wheelwright) and built a pub to cater for the passing river and land-based trade.
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.
Today, Louth is a small and friendly village which has one remaining pub (Shindy’s Inn) which is situated on the banks of the Darling River and is renowned for its fishing, yabbying, birdlife and great camping experiences.
Louth Pubs
Take a pub crawl through history.
Visit Louth along these adjoining Pub Routes. Discover more routes and pub history.
Louth attractions.
Visitor information from the Bourke Shire Council.
