Luskintyre is a small rural area in the

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. It is off the

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near

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. Luskintyre stretches over 15 kilometres between Lochinvar and Lambs Valley. The Luskintyre bridge was used in the filming of the popular film "

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Luskintyre Aviation Flying Museum Luskintyre is a small rural area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales. It is off the New England Highway near Lochinvar, New South Wales, Lochinvar. Luskintyre stretches over 15 kilometres between Lochinvar and Lambs Valley. The Luskintyre b ...

operates a private airfield in the area used for the restoration of vintage aeroplanes.

Demographics

As of the

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, 216 people resided in Luskintyre, up from 183 in the . The

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age of persons in Luskintyre was 40 years. There were more males than females, with 51.6% of the population male and 48.4% female. The average household size was 3.2 people per household.

Luskintyre Airfield and Aviation Museum

Established in 1977 which a 228-acre privately owned airfield. It main goal is to preserve vintage aircraft particularly the De-Havilland DH -82A Tiger Moth. Every two months there is an open weekend who owners host a lunch and fly their tiger moths.

References

Suburbs of Maitland, New South Wales {{Maitland-geo-stub