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Bredbo
Bredbo is a village on the Monaro plains of New South Wales, Australia. The village is on the Monaro Highway north of Cooma. The village is in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council and had a population of 352 at the . History Located at the junction of the Bredbo and Murrumbidgee rivers, the Bredbo area was historically prone to flooding. As a way-point on the road from Sydney to the Snowy Mountains, travellers were frequently stranded by rising water. By 1839 the Bredbo Inn had been established to accommodate travelers. The Inn was a Cobb and Co stagecoach post, with stables located behind the Inn which are still standing today. The surrounding settlement was developed to support squatters' runs established in the district between 1848 and 1850. Bredbo was officially proclaimed a village in 1888. Gold was discovered in the area by the Reverend William Branwhite Clarke, who also discovered gold at Kiandra A field was proclaimed along the Bredbo River, which was worked un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bredbo Rail Bridge
The Bredbo River railway bridge is a heritage-listed former railway bridge carrying the Bombala railway line over the Bredbo River at Bredbo in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by John Whitton in his capacity as Engineer-in-Chief for Railways and built from 1881 to 1889. It is also known as the Bredbo Rail Bridge and the Bredbo River Railway Viaduct. The property is owned by RailCorp, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. On 1 December 2020, changes were made to exemptions relating to the bridge's heritage status. History The railway was extended from Queanbeyan to Cooma in 1887-89. At that time, the Engineer-in-Chief for Railways, John Whitton, was under government pressure to reduce construction costs. One common method was to build timber bridges, mostly ballast top timber beam bridges. However, for two major waterw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bredbo River
Bredbo River, a perennial stream that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia. Location and features The river rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range at Bald Hill and flows generally west, joined by seven tributaries including Strike-a-Light River, before reaching its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River about south–east of Bredbo; descending over its course. The river flows through the town of Bredbo; from where it draws its name, an Aboriginal Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to: *Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology * Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area *One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ... word meaning joining of waters. See also * References Tributaries of the Murrumbidgee River Rivers of New South Wales {{NewSouthWales-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colinton, New South Wales
Colinton is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Region, New South Wales, Australia. At the , it had a population of 127. There was once a village and railway station of the same name. Location It lies on the eastern side of the Murrumbidgee River and on both sides of the Monaro Highway about 73 km south of Canberra and about 44 km north of Cooma. The nearest settlements are Michelago, 21 km to the north, and Bredbo, 10 km to the south. History Aboriginal and early settler history The area later known as Colinton lies within the traditional lands of the Ngarigo people. In June 1823, an exploration party, composed of Captain Mark Currie, Major John Ovens, Joseph Wild and an unknown Aboriginal guide, followed a route to the east of the steep slopes of the Murrumbidgee River's gorge and were the first colonists to pass through the area. Although the area was just outside the southern boundary—Michelago Creek—of the Nineteen Counties, in which settleme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monaro Highway
Monaro Highway is a highway in Victoria, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory, in Australia, linking in Victoria to Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) via the Monaro region. From its southern terminus, it follows the nearby Cann River upstream towards the New South Wales border through heavily forested terrain. Within New South Wales (NSW), it makes its way through further forest before reaching the pastures typical of the Monaro. There are multiple towns and villages along the highway, including , , and . The terrain within the Monaro is largely hilly, and there are numerous crossings. The road also parallels the former Bombala railway line in several locations. Within the ACT, the road becomes a high volume roadway and serves the southern suburbs of Canberra. The highway has more recently had a grade-separated dual carriageway extension constructed within Canberra, as part of the Eastern Parkway construction project. It is designated part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
