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Merriwa, New South Wales
Merriwa is a town located in the Upper Hunter Shire, in the far west of the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located on the Golden Highway, northwest of Sydney and about halfway between Newcastle and Dubbo. At the 2011 census, Merriwa had a population of 1,790 people. Up until 2004, Merriwa was part of the Merriwa Shire local government area, when it was merged with nearby Scone Shire and Murrurundi Shire councils to form the Upper Hunter Council. The 1940 Melbourne Cup winner, Old Rowley, retired to Merriwa. Events Every year, Merriwa hosts a range of events including; Merriwa Morgans Cup Races- Held Annually in April The Festival of the Fleeces- Queens Birthday June Long Weekend Annually Merriwa Springtime Show- 3rd weekend of September annually March 2020 marked the first of what is set to be an annual event - The "Le Tour de Merriwa" - an 84 km ride along the newly finished and quite, rural Coulson's Creek Road towards Willow Tree with what wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Highway
Golden Highway is a highway, located in the Hunter Region, Hunter and Orana (New South Wales), Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia. It runs eastwards from Dubbo towards Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle on the coast, allowing road transport to avoid travelling over the Blue Mountains (Australia), Blue Mountains to Sydney, and is designated route B84. Route From west to east, Golden Highway runs through Dunedoo where it is concurrency (road), concurrent with Castlereagh Highway for approximately then through Merriwa, New South Wales, Merriwa, Sandy Hollow, New South Wales, Sandy Hollow, Denman, New South Wales, Denman, Jerrys Plains, New South Wales, Jerrys Plains and Mount Thorley, joining New England Highway at Belford, New South Wales, Belford, south of Singleton, New South Wales, Singleton. Bylong Valley Way turns off Golden Highway east of Sandy Hollow. Golden Highway and Putty Road are concurrent for around , east of the Mount Thorley industrial estate nea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Melbourne Cup Winners
This is a list of the winners of the Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major thoroughbred horse race. It is run at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. Each year, internationally bred or owned horses compete in the race. Since 1882, New Zealand–bred horses have won 40 Melbourne Cups, British-bred horses five, American-bred horses four, Irish-bred horses four, German and French-bred horses two each, and Japanese-bred horses one. Retrieved on 2009-7-25 Winners * The shortest-priced favourite in Cup history was when he won in 1930 at 8-11 ($1.72). * |
Catherine Cecily O'Brien
Catherine Cecily O'Brien OP (1893–1945) was an Australian Dominican sister and educationist who was known for her innovative teaching methods and for being an advocate of quality education for girls. Biography Catherine was born near Merriwa, New South Wales, to James Thomas O'Brien and his wife Catherine Cecily, nee Gleeson. While initially educated at home, Catherine received her senior education at the Dominican Convent in Maitland, where she won a teacher-training scholarship. Catherine entered the same Dominican Convent in July 1914, received the habit in April 1915 and took the religious name of Sister Mary Anselm. She took her perpetual vows in 1917 and taught at the local secondary school in Maitland until 1920. Because of her desire to attend university, Sister Mary Anselm moved to Santa Sabina Dominican Convent School in Strathfield in 1921. She attended the University of Sydney, graduating in 1924 with a Bachelor of Arts with first-class honours in English and La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Trinity Church (1875-99)
Holy Trinity Church may refer to: Albania * Holy Trinity Church (Berat), Berat County * Holy Trinity Church, Lavdar, Opar, Korçë County Armenia * Holy Trinity Church, Yerevan Australia * Garrison Church, Sydney, South Wales, also known as ''Holy Trinity Garrison Church'' * Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Berrima, New South Wales * Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Herberton, Queensland * Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland * Holy Trinity Church, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland * Holy Trinity Church, Mackay, Queensland ** Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Fortitude Valley ** Holy Trinity Rectory, Fortitude Valley * Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide, South Australia * Holy Trinity Church, North Hobart, Tasmania * Holy Trinity Church, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria * Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Roebourne, Western Australia * Holy Trinity Church, York, Western Australia * Lutheran Trinity Church, East Melbourne, Victoria Austria * Holy Trinity Church, Salzburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Hotel Merriwa
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fitzroy Hotel Merriwa
Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to: People As a given name *Several members of the Somerset family ( Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name: **FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855) **Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort (1824–1899) **Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort (1847–1924) **Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort (1900–1984) ** Henry FitzRoy Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort (born 1952), called Bunter Worcester *Fitzroy Alexander (1926–1988), better known as Lord Melody, a calypsonian from Trinidad * Sir Fitzroy Maclean (1911-1996), Scottish soldier, writer and politician As a surname * Fitzroy (surname), i.e. not the form FitzRoy Descendants of Charles II and Barbara Palmer * Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex or Lady Anne Fitzroy (1661–1722), daughter of King Charles II of England and Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland * Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland (1662–1730), so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merriwa Courthouse , river in New South Wales
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Merriwa may refer to several places: * Merriwa, New South Wales * Merriwa Shire, former municipality in New South Wales * Merriwa, Western Australia See also * ''Merriwa'' (wasp), a genus of wasps in the family Platygastridae * Merriwa River Merriwa River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Merriwa River rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Oxleys Peak, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merriwa Railway Line
The Merriwa railway line is in the Hunter Valley of Northern New South Wales, Australia. The line branches from the Main North line at Muswellbrook and travels southwest to Denman then generally northwest through Sandy Hollow to the town of Merriwa, a distance of approximately . The line was completed to Merriwa on 29 October 1917, however the section north west of Sandy Hollow closed in 1988. There are 3 mines, Bengalla & Mt Pleasant, just southwest & west of Muswellbrook & Mangoola, 1/2 way to Denman with Ballon Loops of this line & a number of Passing Sidings have been built with the traffic to / from the 3 mines @ Ulan near Gulgong. The section between Muswellbrook and Sandy Hollow, combined with the Sandy Hollow – Gulgong railway line (formally known as the Sandy Hollow to Maryvale Railway Line when being constructed) forms the Australian Rail Track Corporation's Ulan line between Muswellbrook and Gulgong on the Gwabegar railway line. Restoration of Sandy Hollow to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonial Cottage Museum, Merriwa
The Colonial Cottage Museum is a heritage-listed former cottage and now museum at Bow Street, Merriwa, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Merriwa Cottage and Cottage Museum. The property is owned by the Upper Hunter Shire Council and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History The cottage was built between 1847 and 1856 as a private residence. The cottage was made from local sandstone quarried that was pushed down on timber slabs. The cottage served as a series of banking businesses until the 1950s when it became a private residence. The original building consisted of four rooms, a cellar area and a separate kitchen at the rear of the building, since removed. Heritage listing The Colonial Cottage Museum was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. See also *List of museums in New South Wales __NOTOC__ This is list of museums in New South Wales, Australia. Museums a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merriwa Sign , river in New South Wales
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Merriwa may refer to several places: * Merriwa, New South Wales * Merriwa Shire, former municipality in New South Wales * Merriwa, Western Australia See also * ''Merriwa'' (wasp), a genus of wasps in the family Platygastridae * Merriwa River Merriwa River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Merriwa River rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Oxleys Peak, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murrurundi Shire
Murrurundi Shire is a former local government area, centred on the town of Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia. It was abolished by amalgamation in 2004, with the parts of the shire north of the Liverpool Range being incorporated into the new Liverpool Plains Shire, and the part of the shire south of the Liverpool Range, including the town of Murrurundi, merged into the new Upper Hunter Shire The Upper Hunter Shire is a local government area in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in May 2004 from the Scone Shire and parts of Murrurundi and Merriwa shires. The Mayor of the Upper Hunter Sh .... Former local government areas of New South Wales {{NewSouthWales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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