Bethungra is a locality in
Junee Shire
The Junee Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire comprises an area of and is located adjacent to the Olympic Highway and the Main South railway line. It was formed on 1 January 1981 fro ...
in the
South West Slopes
The South Western Slopes, also known as the South West Slopes, is a region predominantly in New South Wales, Australia. It covers the lower inland slopes of the Great Dividing Range, extending from north of Dunedoo through central NSW and into ...
region of
New South Wales
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, Australia situated on the
Olympic Highway
Olympic Highway is a rural road in the Central West, New South Wales, central western and Riverina, south-eastern Riverina regions of New South Wales, Australia. It services rural communities, links Hume Highway with Mid-Western Highway, and ...
about 13 kilometres northeast of
Illabo and 24 kilometres southwest of
Cootamundra
Cootamundra, nicknamed Coota, is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia and within the Riverina. It is within the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council. At the 2016 Census, Cootamundra had a population of 6,782. I ...
.
History
Bethungra was officially established when the Post Office opened on 1 December 1875.
Just to the north of the town lies the
Bethungra Spiral
The Bethungra Spiral is a heritage-listed rail spiral on the Main Southern line near Bethungra, between Junee and Cootamundra. The spiral carries the northbound track, forming a part of the Sydney–Melbourne rail corridor.
It is a list ...
, a
rail spiral built on the
Main South railway line to ease the gradients when the line was duplicated between 1941 and 1946. A railway station was located in the town between 1878 and the 1980s, and has now been demolished.
Bethungra station
NSWrail.net, accessed 29 August 2009.
In 1885, an accident
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occurred near Bethungra when a train derailed at a washed away culvert, killing five persons.
Heritage listings
Bethungra has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Main Southern railway: Bethungra Spiral
The Bethungra Spiral is a heritage-listed rail spiral on the Main Southern line near Bethungra, between Junee and Cootamundra. The spiral carries the northbound track, forming a part of the Sydney–Melbourne rail corridor.
It is a list ...
Gallery
image:BethungraHotel.jpg, Bethungra Hotel aka Hotel Shirley
image:BethungraSpiral.jpg, Bethungra Spiral
image:OverpassBethungra.jpg, Overpass just south of Bethungra Spiral
References
External links
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Towns in New South Wales
Junee Shire
Main Southern railway line, New South Wales
Populated places established in 1875
1875 establishments in Australia