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Lapstone, New South Wales
Lapstone is a township on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. Elevation 160 m (525 ft). Lapstone is located 62 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains and is part of the federal electorate of Macquarie. Lapstone consists mostly of stand-alone housing and has a few public facilities. At the , Lapstone had a population of 961 people. Lapstone was originally bought and developed by Mr Arthur J Hand, an Alderman of the Blue Mountains City Council. Lapstone is the first town in the easternmost escarpment of the Blue Mountains. Its name comes from the many water worn stones in the area that resemble those used by cobblers to work the leather when making shoes. History Blaxland Lawson and Wentworth, were the first Europeans to explore the Lapstone area, climbing up the Lapstone Hill and reaching Glenbrook Lagoon on 12 May 1813, on their successful trek across the Great Dividing Rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Penrith
Penrith is an New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts, electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales since 1973. It has been represented by Stuart Ayres of the Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division), Liberal Party since the 2010 Penrith state by-election, 2010 by-election. It was a safe seat for most of its history before 2010, but Ayres won the 2010 by-election with a swing of 25.7 percent—at the time, the biggest swing against a sitting government in New South Wales history. Penrith includes the suburbs of Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith, Emu Heights, New South Wales, Emu Heights, Emu Plains, New South Wales, Emu Plains, Glenbrook, New South Wales, Glenbrook, Jamisontown, Lapstone, New South Wales, Lapstone, Lemongrove, New South Wales, Lemongrove, Leonay, New South Wales, Leonay, South Penrith, New South Wales, South Penrith and parts of Blaxland, New South Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Streeton - Fire's On - Google Art Project
Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more widely believed, is that the name is derived from the Roman clan '' Artorius'' who lived in Roman Britain for centuries. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Italian it is Arturo. Etymology The earliest datable attestation of the name Arthur is in the early 9th century Welsh-Latin text ''Historia Brittonum'', where it refers to a circa 5th to 6th-century Briton general who fought against the invading Saxons, and who later gave rise to the famous King Arthur of medieval legend and literature. A possible earlier mention of the same man is to be found in the epic Welsh poem ''Y Gododdin'' by Aneirin, which some scholars assign to the late 6th century, though this is still a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapstone Oval
Lapstone Oval is a sports precinct in Lapstone, New South Wales. It supports sport all year round. The name Lapstone Oval covers all of the 3 different types of sporting facilities and not just the rugby field as is thought by some people, however the mightiest club in Subbies Rugby calls Lapstone Oval home. It is known to many opposition teams as the Graveyard; as many teams come to the foot of the mountains to be buried by the mighty Blue Men. Curator Matthew Lehn welcomes opposing teams with "welcome to the Graveyard" Facilities There are a few features at Lapstone Oval. * A rugby union field * 16 netball courts (10 are asphalt and the other 6 are grass) * 2 tennis courts which overlook the rugby field and half of the grass netball courts * A small play area for younger children During the winter months there is a canteen running at the bottom of the netball club-house and a BBQ on the grass next to it. A mobile coffee van turns up each week as well. Home teams Severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metroad 4
The A4 and M4 is an arterial route in Sydney, Australia. It connects the Inner West of Sydney with the outer western suburbs. It used to be Metroad 4, which was a Metroad in Sydney. The A4/M4 mostly follows what was previously National Route 32 from the Western Distributor in the CBD, west to the Great Western Highway (Route 32) at Lapstone. Both the A4 and M4 sections were known as Metroad 4 until 2013, which in turn replaced the previous Sydney stretch of National Route 32 in September 1992. The names "M4" and "A4" are just the route allocations for the route as a whole. In fact, the A4/M4 route runs along a whole series of roads. The roads from east to west are: * A4 section: ** Western Distributor ** Victoria Road ** The Crescent ** City West Link ** Dobroyd Parade ** Wattle Street * M4 section: ** M4 East ** M4 Western Motorway History The earliest route allocation of M4/A4 is National Route 32. It was introduced in 1954 with other National Routes. Most of the 1954 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NSW TrainLink
NSW TrainLink is a train and coach operator in Australia, providing services throughout New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, along with limited interstate services into Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. Its primary intercity and regional services are spread throughout five major rail lines, operating out of Sydney's Central railway station. NSW TrainLink was formed on 1 July 2013 when RailCorp was restructured and CountryLink was merged with the intercity services of CityRail. History In May 2012, the Minister for Transport announced a restructure of RailCorp. On 1 July 2013, NSW TrainLink took over (a) the operation of regional rail and coach services previously operated by CountryLink; (b) non-metropolitan Sydney services previously operated by CityRail; and (c) responsibility for the Main Northern railway line from Berowra railway station to Newcastle station, the Main Western railway line from Emu Plains railway station to Bathurst railway station, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Mountains Line
The Blue Mountains Line (BMT) is an inter urban commuter rail service operated by NSW TrainLink serving the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The line travels west from Sydney to the major town of Katoomba and on to Mount Victoria, Lithgow and Bathurst. Mount Victoria is the terminus for most electric services, but some services terminate at Lithgow instead. Two express services per day in each direction, known as the Bathurst Bullet, extend to the regional city of Bathurst, which is supplemented by road coaches connecting Bathurst to Lithgow. Due to electrification limits at Lithgow, the Bathurst Bullet is run using the Endeavour railcars, which operate on diesel. The Blue Mountains Line operates over a mostly duplicated section of the Main Western line. As such, the tracks are also traversed by the '' Central West XPT'', ''Outback Xplorer'' and ''Indian Pacific'' passenger services and by freight trains. History The Blue Mountains line is a section ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapstone Railway Station
Lapstone railway station is located on the Main Western railway line, Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains (Australia), Blue Mountains village of Lapstone opening on 24 February 1964. NSWrail.net In April 2021 the station was upgraded and received a new lift and platform tactiles. Platforms & services Lapstone has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Central railway station, Sydney, Sydney Central to Lithgow railway station, Lithgow.References External links *Lapstone station details Transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenbrook Gorge
Glenbrook may refer to: Locations Australia *Glenbrook, New South Wales Canada *Glenbrook, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Alberta Ireland *Glenbrook, County Cork, a small area in County Cork on the southeast tip of Ireland New Zealand *Glenbrook, New Zealand United States *Glenbrook, California **Glenbrook, Lake County, California **Glenbrook, Nevada County, California *Glenbrook (Stamford), a section of Stamford, Connecticut *Glenbrook, Nevada, the oldest settlement on Lake Tahoe *Glenbrook, Oregon Transportation *Glenbrook station (Metro-North), in Glenbrook, Connecticut, United States *Glenbrook railway station (Ireland), a former station in Cork, Ireland *Glenbrook railway station, New South Wales, in Glenbrook, New South Wales, Australia *The Glenbrook, The ''Glenbrook'', an American narrow-gauge steam railway locomotive See also *Glenbrook High School (other), of several schools *Glenbrook Square, a super-regional mall in Fort Wayne, Indiana {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenbrook Creek
Glenbrook Creek is a freshwater tributary of the Nepean River. It is located within the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. Geography The headwaters of Glenbrook Creek are approximately 5 km south-east of Linden, in the Blue Mountains National Park The Blue Mountains National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately west of Sydney, and the park boundary is quite .... The creek follows a mainly south-easterly course for its 17 km length. It starts at an altitude of 300m, and empties into the Nepean River at 30m, which is a descent of 270m. The lower reach of the creek passes through a valley known as "Glenbrook Gorge". It is the site of two swimming holes, Blue Pool and Jellybean Pool , and there are many bushwalking tracks along its banks. History Glenbrook Creek gave its name to Glenbrook Railway Station, which in turn g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Dark
Eleanor Dark AO (26 August 190111 September 1985) was an Australian writer whose novels included '' Prelude to Christopher'' (1934) and '' Return to Coolami'' (1936), both winners of the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal for literature, and her best known work ''The Timeless Land'' (1941). Life and career Eleanor Dark was born in Sydney, the second of three children of the poet, writer and parliamentarian Dowell O'Reilly and his wife, Eleanor McCulloch O'Reilly. She studied at the Redlands College for Girls at Cremorne, and was known as Pixie O'Reilly. On finishing school and unable to enter university, having failed mathematics, she learnt typing and took a secretarial job. In February 1922 she married Dr Eric Payten Dark (1889–1987), a widower and general practitioner who wrote books, articles and pamphlets on politics and medicine. She became step-mother to his two-year-old son. Eric Dark was an active member of the Labor left in New South Wales, was involved in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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