Lyndhurst is a small village in

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. It is 4 kilometres west of Mandurama or about 269 km west of Sydney and 63 km south-west of Bathurst just off the Mid-Western Highway

. Once serving as the major centre for basic goods and needs to the nearby Junction Reefs goldfields. At the , Lyndhurst had a population of 267 people. Lyndhurst was one of the ten areas (including

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, Dalgety, Lake George,

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) shortlisted in 1908 as sites for the national capital.

Lyndhurst today

Lyndhurst today boasts the still functioning Royal Hotel, a combined service station/general store and a takeaway.

Heritage listings

Lyndhurst has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Belubula River: Junction Reefs Dam

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Towns in New South Wales Blayney Shire Blayney–Demondrille railway line Mining towns in New South Wales {{CentralWestNSW-geo-stub Proposed sites for national capital of Australia