Warrell Creek is a locality on the
Mid North Coast
The Mid North Coast is a country region in the north-east of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region covers the mid northern coast of the state, beginning from Port Stephens north of Sydney, and extending as far north as Woolgoolg ...
of
New South Wales
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Australia
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. It is situated on the
Pacific Highway 8 km south of the township of
Macksville, 15.5 km west of the coastal village of
Scotts Head and 11 km north of the
Eungai locality.
In recent years the locality has seen some growth including the construction of a Rural Fire Service outpost.
Warrell Creek, the
watercourse
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, flows from the Eungai locality (where it is known as Eungai Creek), past Warrell Creek village, then past Scotts Head, finally flowing into the mouth of
The Nambucca River at
Nambucca Heads
Nambucca Heads is a town on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia in the Nambucca Valley. It is located on a ridge, north of the estuary of the Nambucca River near the Pacific Highway. Its 2021 population was 6,675 (6,327 in 2016 ...
.
The
North Coast railway line passes through, and a station existed at, the site between 1919 and 1974.
Warrell Creek station
NSWrail.net. Accessed 3 October 2009. Prior to the mid-1980s Pacific Highway upgrade, Warrell Creek was a small saw-milling village. Facilities at the village included a primary school, a railway station, a shop, and a service station. That highway re-alignment resulted in the demolition of the local school, shop and other dwellings.
References
Mid North Coast
Towns in New South Wales
Rivers of New South Wales
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