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Mittagong Parish, Camden
The Parish of Mittagong is a parish of the County of Camden in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales. It includes the town of Bowral and the southern parts of Mittagong. Overview The Old Hume Highway is the boundary in the north, including the section which runs through Mittagong, so that the part of Mittagong south of the Old Hume highway is in Mittagong parish, with most of the northern portion in the Parish of Colo. The exception is Welby (formerly the village of Fitzroy) at which is almost cut off from the rest of the parish, located between the old and new Hume Highways. This is a rectangular portion of land with only one corner touching the main part of the parish, along the Gibbergunyah creek. The current Hume Highway runs somewhat to the north of the parish. The Southern Highlands railway line passes through the parish, including the stations of Burradoo, Bowral and Mittagong. The Nepean River is the boundary in the east. The Wingecarribee River is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camden County, New South Wales
Camden County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It included the coastal area near Wollongong south to the Shoalhaven River, and also inland encompassing Berrima and Picton. Its western boundary was the Wollondilly River. The first settlement in the area was Camden Park, established by John Macarthur in 1806, just across the Nepean River from Cumberland County. It was the first land across the Nepean to be settled. Camden is a present-day suburb of Sydney in the same area, although parts of it are in Cumberland. Camden County is named in honour of John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden (1759–1840). The Electoral district of Western Division of Camden and the Electoral district of Eastern Division of Camden Eastern Division of Camden was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the then British colony of New South Wales from 1856 to 1857. Its name was changed to East Camd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowral, New South Wales
Bowral () is the largest town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, about ninety minutes southwest of Sydney. It is the main business and entertainment precinct of the Wingecarribee Shire and Highlands. Bowral once served as a rural summer retreat for the gentry of Sydney, resulting in the establishment of a number of estates and manor houses in the district. Today, it is considered a "dormitory suburb" for commuter Sydneysiders, though it is 132 km away from the city centre. Bowral is often associated with the cricketer Sir Donald Bradman. Bowral is close to several other historic towns, being from Mittagong, from both Moss Vale and Berrima. The suburb of East Bowral and the village of Burradoo are nearby. History Bowral's colonial history extends back for approximately 200 years. During the pre-colonial era, the land was home to an Aboriginal tribe known as Tharawal (or Dharawal). The first European arrival was ex-convict John Wilson, who w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangaloon, New South Wales
Kangaloon is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. At the , Kangaloon had a population of 151. At the 2021 census, there were 206 residents. Etymology ''Kangaloon'' is Aboriginal for "kangaroo landing ground". Notable people * Michelle Bridges Michelle Bridges (born 20 October 1970) is an Australian personal trainer, author and television personality. From 2007 to 2015, she was a trainer on the Australian version of ''The Biggest Loser'', making her first appearance in the second seas ... References Towns of the Southern Highlands (New South Wales) {{Wingecarribee-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wingecarribee River
The Wingecarribee River ( Aboriginal Dharawal: ''Winge Karrabee''), a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury–Nepean catchment, is located in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Wingecarribee River rises on the heights at Robertson below Wingecarribee Reservoir, near the village of Glenquarry, and flows generally northwest, joined by two minor tributaries and through the Belanglo State Forest and Bangadilly National Park, before reaching its confluence with the Wollondilly River north of the locality of Tugalong, northwest of Berrima. The river descends over its course. In its upper reaches, the feeder creeks of the Wingecarribee form the Wingecarribee Swamp, the only substantial peat bog in New South Wales. Most of the swamp has been drained and the remaining section of the swamp is the habitat of a number of endangered species. The river runs through a valley on the plateau that is home to a popular camp, Biloela. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepean River
Nepean River (Darug: Yandhai), is a major perennial river, located in the south-west and west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Nepean River and its associated mouth, the Hawkesbury River, almost encircles the metropolitan region of Sydney. The headwaters of the Nepean River rise near Robertson, about south of Sydney and about from the Tasman Sea. The river flows north in an unpopulated water catchment area into Nepean Reservoir, which supplies potable water for Sydney. North of the dam, the river forms the western edge of Sydney, flowing past the town of Camden and the city of Penrith, south of which flowing through the Nepean Gorge. Near Wallacia it is joined by the dammed Warragamba River; and north of Penrith, near Yarramundi, at its confluence with the Grose River, the Nepean becomes the Hawkesbury River. Changes to the natural flow of the river The river supplies water to Sydney's five million people as well as supplying agricultural production. This, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mittagong Railway Station, New South Wales
Mittagong railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Mittagong in the Southern Highlands. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History The station opened on 1 March 1867. The station is the junction for the old alignment of the Main South Railway line from Picton, and for the now lifted line to the ghost town of Joadja. The Platform 1 station building was erected in 1873 and the wooden structure on Platform 2 in 1919 when the line was duplicated. Platforms & services Mittagong has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with morning services to Sydney Central & evening services to Goulburn. It is also serviced by NSW Trainlink Xplorer long-distance services from Sydney to Canberra & Griffith. This is a request stop for this service (except for Sydney-bound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowral Railway Station, New South Wales
Bowral railway station is located on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Bowral opening on 1 March 1867. Platforms & services Bowral has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with morning services to Sydney Central & evening services to Goulburn. It is also serviced by NSW Trainlink Xplorer long-distance services from Sydney to Canberra & Griffith. This station is a request stop for this service, so the trains stop only if passengers booked to board/alight here. Transport links Berrima Buslines operate five routes that serve Bowral station: *806: to Bargo *808: to Kangaloon *811: Willow Vale to Moss Vale *816: Mittagong to Moss Vale Berrima Buslines operate one route from Bowral station for NSW Trainlink: * Loopline Bus: to Picton station Bowral is also served by one NSW TrainLink coach service between Bundanoon and Wollongong Wollong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burradoo Railway Station, New South Wales
Burradoo railway station is located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Burradoo, opening in 1870. NSWrail.net Platforms and services Burradoo has two side platforms. It is serviced by services travelling between Campbelltown and |
Southern Highlands Railway Line, New South Wales
The Southern Highlands Line is an Inter-city rail, Intercity rail service operated by NSW TrainLink that services the Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur, Southern Highlands (New South Wales), Southern Highlands and Southern Tablelands regions of New South Wales. First operating in 1869, the service runs from across the Main Southern railway line, New South Wales, Main Southern railway line through to , with peak hour services extending the route to . The railway service operates alongside a bus route from to , operating on the route of the Picton – Mittagong loop railway line, and a regional intercity bus service, coach service from to on the South Coast Line, operating on the corridor of the Unanderra–Moss Vale railway line. One of only two routes on the NSW TrainLink intercity network to run entirely on non-electrified railway lines, the Southern Highlands Line is operated with a rolling stock solely consisting of New South Wales Endeavour railcar, Endeavour railcar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hume Highway
Hume Highway, inclusive of the sections now known as Hume Freeway and Hume Motorway, is one of Australia's major inter-city national highways, running for between Melbourne in the southwest and Sydney in the northeast. Upgrading of the route from Sydney's outskirts to Melbourne's outskirts to dual carriageway was completed on 7 August 2013. From north to south, the road is called Hume Highway in metropolitan Sydney, Hume Motorway between the Cutler Interchange and Berrima, Hume Highway elsewhere in New South Wales and Hume Freeway in Victoria. It is part of the Auslink National Network and is a vital link for road freight to transport goods to and from the two cities as well as serving Albury-Wodonga and Canberra. Route At its Sydney end, Hume Highway begins at Parramatta Road, in Ashfield. This route is numbered as A22. The first of the highway was known as Liverpool Road until August 1928, when it was renamed as part of Hume Highway, as part of the creation of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Hume Highway
The Old Hume Highway, an urban and rural road, may be described as any part of an earlier route of the Hume Highway, which traverses Victoria and New South Wales between the cities of Sydney and Melbourne in Australia. In some places, the highway has been deviated several times since the first rough track was made between Sydney and Melbourne in November 1842. History Since the time of the first track, the route of what is now the Hume Highway has been the main road link between the Australia's two largest cities — Sydney and Melbourne. Since February 1960 a freeway standard of road has been developed along this route. Where the alignment of the original road is reasonably flat and straight it has been duplicated and retained for traffic in one direction. In some locations the original road has been replaced by a dual carriageway road right beside the original road. In other locations the new road deviates from the original by many kilometres. In both Victoria and N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mittagong, New South Wales
Mittagong () is a town located in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. The town acts as the gateway to the Southern Highlands when coming from Sydney. Mittagong is situated at an elevation of . The town is close to Bowral, Berrima, Moss Vale and the Northern Villages such as Yerrinbool and Colo Vale. Moreover, Mittagong is home to many wineries of the Southern Highlands which has been a recent growing wine and cellar door region. Geography The town lies between three small mountain reserves, Mount Alexandra above sea level, Mount Gibraltar above sea level and Ninety Acre Hill (part of the greater Gibbergunyah Reserve) above sea level. Popular among locals and visitors is a small man made lake, Lake Alexandra, that feeds into the nearby Nattai River. Lookouts are available at all three reserves for viewing. Lookouts on Mount Gibraltar include Bowral Lookout, Mittagong Lookout and Mount Jellore Lookout. Lookouts on Mount Alexan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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