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Wingello, New South Wales
Wingello () is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. It has a station on NSW TrainLink's Southern Highlands Line. The surrounding area is part of the lands administrative unit of the Wingello Parish, a subdivision of Wingecarribee Shire. History The name 'Wingello' comes from the Aboriginal term ''to burn''. The first site known as Wingello was on the old Main South Road, several kilometres to the west of the present village. A William Mannix wrote to the Surveyor General in December 1824 regarding land he wished to purchase at a location called 'Wanglow', this appears to be the earliest reference to the name. Construction of the Main South Road began in 1834 using convict gangs in irons, one of their construction bases was at Wingello in wooden buildings built as a stockade. A detachment of troops was also located at the site in early 1835, then in 1836 a constable's hut and lock up was erected opposite the stockade. In 1838-39 the road gang was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wingecarribee Shire
Wingecarribee Shire is the Local government in Australia, local government area of the Southern Highlands (New South Wales), Southern Highlands in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Wingecarribee Shire is around southwest of Sydney and is part of regional Capital Country and to some extent can be considered part of the Southern Tablelands. Wingecarribee Shire covers an area of that is typically referred to as the ''Southern Highlands''. Wingecarribee Shire is an important catchment area for water supply to Sydney, Wollongong and the Shoalhaven River, Northern Shoalhaven. The Council seat and Chambers is in Moss Vale, New South Wales, Moss Vale. However, the centre of commerce of the Shire is in Bowral. The Shire came into existence on 1 January 1981 as an amalgamation of the three previous local government areas that made up the Southern Highlands; Mittagong Shire (itself an amalgamation of Nattai Shire and Mittagong Municipality), Bowral Municipality and the forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallong, New South Wales
Tallong is in the traditional lands of the Gundungurra people. It is a village east of the Great Dividing Range and is located in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia, in Goulburn-Mulwaree Council. At the , the village had a population of 914. The town is 8.5 km from the town of Marulan and 25 km from the town of Bundanoon. The principal industries of the village include stud farms, arts and crafts and services for surrounding farms. Tallong is home to the Tallong Midge Orchid (''Genoplesium plumosum''), a tiny flower found only in the area surrounding the town. This orchid is now a protected species. It was discovered in 1997. Etymology The original settlement was named Barber's Creek after the watercourse that runs through the town. In the early twentieth century the town was renamed "Tallong" after an Aboriginal word meaning either "tongue" or "spring of water". History Colonial era The first European settler in the area was George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 Australian Bushfire Season
The 201920 Australian bushfire season commenced with serious uncontrolled fires in June 2019. , fires this season have burned an estimated , destroyed over 5,900 buildings (including 2,779 homes) and killed at least 34 people. An estimated one billion animals were killed and some endangered species may be driven to extinction. Air quality has dropped to hazardous levels. The cost of dealing with the bushfires is expected to exceed the $4.4 billion of the 2009 Black Saturday fires, and tourism sector revenues have fallen more than $1 billion. By 7 January 2020, the smoke had moved approximately across the South Pacific Ocean to Chile and Argentina. As of 2 January 2020, NASA estimated that of CO had been emitted. From September 2019 fires heavily impacted various regions of the state of New South Wales. In eastern and north-eastern Victoria large areas of forest burnt out of control for four weeks before the fires emerged from the forests in late December. Multiple s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Rural Fire Service
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) is a volunteer-based firefighting government agency, agency and statutory body of the Government of New South Wales. The NSW RFS is responsible for fire protection to approximately 95% of the land area of New South Wales and the Jervis Bay Territory, while urban areas and over 90% of the population are the responsibility of Fire and Rescue NSW. The NSW RFS is the primary combat agency for Bushfires in Australia, bush fires in the state. In addition, they respond to structural fires, vehicle fires, motor vehicle accidents and wide range of other emergencies, as well as providing preventative advice to local communities. The NSW RFS is the world's largest volunteer fire service, with over 70,000 Volunteering, volunteer members. They are organised into 2,000 brigades (local units). , the service employed over 1,600 paid staff who fulfil operational, management, administrative and mitigation roles. The agency attends to approximately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commissioner
A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to include a variety of senior officials, often sitting on a specific commission. In particular, the commissioner frequently refers to senior police or government officials. A high commissioner is equivalent to an ambassador, originally between the United Kingdom and the Dominions and now between all Commonwealth states, whether Commonwealth realms, republics or countries having a monarch other than that of the realms. The title is sometimes given to senior officials in the private sector; for instance, many North American sports leagues. There is some confusion between commissioners and commissaries because other European languages use the same word for both. Therefore titles such as ''commissaire'' in French, ''Kommissar'' in German and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatsbury Bushfire
The Chatsbury/Bungonia bushfires of 1965 was a series of bushfires that burned from 5 to 14 March 1965 in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia. The fires destroyed the villages of Tallong, Wingello, and most of the surrounding orchards. The fire is thought to be ignited by a spark from a Chatsbury Station angle grinder. It quickly spread and covered and destroyed the areas' livestock. It is thought to be the greatest disaster in the area. Three people were killed. 28 homes were destroyed in Tallong, 31 in Wingello. The fire was eventually stopped (or burnt out) near Nowra Nowra () is a city in the South Coast, New South Wales, South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located south-southwest of the state capital of Sydney (about as the crow flies). As of the 2021 census, Nowra has an estimated po ... on the NSW South Coast. References Bushfires in New South Wales 1960s fires in Oceania 1965 fires 1965 disasters in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wingello Railway Station
Wingello railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the village of Wingello. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History It opened on 1 June 1871 as a siding, with a station built in 1882. NSWrail.net Platforms and services Wingello has two side platforms. It is serviced by early morning and evening services travelling between[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bargo, New South Wales
Bargo is a town in the Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur Region of Sydney, Greater Sydney in New South Wales, Australia, in the Wollondilly Shire. It is located approximately halfway between Campbelltown, New South Wales, Campbelltown and Bowral, about 100 km south west of the Sydney CBD. It is situated between the township of Tahmoor, New South Wales, Tahmoor (north) and the village of Yanderra, New South Wales, Yanderra (south), and accessible via the Hume Highway that links Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. It was previously known as West Bargo and Cobargo. History The name Bargo may be derived from the local Australian Aboriginal languages, Aboriginal language name ''Barago'', meaning cripple, thick scrub, or brushwood. The earliest reference to ''Barago'' was noted as by George Caley in a letter to Joseph Banks, Sir Joseph Banks on 25 September 1807. The Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal people, called the Bargo area ''Narregarang'', meaning that the soil was not f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magistrate
The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judicial and executive powers. In other parts of the world, such as China, magistrate is a word applied to a person responsible for administration over a particular geographic area. Today, in some jurisdictions, a magistrate is a judicial officer who hears cases in a lower court, and typically deals with more minor or preliminary matters. In other jurisdictions (e.g., England and Wales), magistrates are typically trained volunteers appointed to deal with criminal and civil matters in their local areas. Original meaning In ancient Rome, the word '' magistratus'' referred to one of the highest offices of state. Analogous offices in the local authorities, such as '' municipium'', were subordinate only to the legislature of which they generally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towrang Convict Stockade
Towrang Convict Stockade is a heritage-listed former convict stockade on the Old Hume Highway at Towrang, New South Wales, Towrang, Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1838 to 1843 by convict gangs. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 1 February 2013. History The Towrang Stockade, bridge, culverts, powder magazine and grave sites are located close to the Wollondilly River and approximately 9.6 kilometres north of Goulburn on the Hume Highway near the Towrang turn-off. It was one of several stockades that were located along the Great South Road (New South Wales), Great South Road approximately 10–11 miles (16–17 km) apart, including Wingello, New South Wales, Wingello Stockade just east of Marulan. The distance between the stockades, as well as their distance from towns are believed to have allowed the men to easily march to the work site and back 5 miles (8 km) a day, taking about an hour each way.Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wingello Parish, Camden
The Parish of Wingello is a parish of the County of Camden in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales. It includes the area around the village of Wingello, and also includes the village of Tallong. The parish is located at the western end of the County of Camden, with Uringalla Creek the boundary to the west. The Southern Highlands railway line passes through the parish, including the stations of Tallong and Wingello. The Hume Highway The Hume Highway, including the sections now known as the Hume Freeway and the 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 t ... passes through a small part of the parish in the north-west. Other roads in the area include Murrimba Road, Garbutts Road, and parts of Highland Way and Bumballa Road. Joarimma creek forms a small portion of the boundary in the south-west, with the parish including some of the land to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Highlands Line
The Southern Highlands Line (SHL) is an Inter-city rail, intercity rail service 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 railcars, with most servi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
