Ladysmith is a village approximately 19 km east of

Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 57,003 as of 2021, it is an important agricultural, m ...

in the

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region of

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. At th
2021 census
Ladysmith had a population of 215 people. Ladysmith was formerly within the Shire of Kyeamba until 1 January 1981 when the Shire was amalgamated with the Shire of Mitchell into the City of

. The disused Wagga Wagga to

Tumbarumba railway line The Tumbarumba railway line is a railway line in New South Wales, Australia. Proposals were commenced back as early as 1881. The length of an initial proposal showed it to be in length. The final built length being . Following heavy rai ...

runs through Ladysmith. Ladysmith railway station heritage precinct is maintained by the Wagga Wagga-based railway preservation group, Tumba Rail. The group is working to again operate trikes in the railway yard on weekends, hopefully in the near future. Ladysmith Post Office opened on 20 November 1899. The district which was formally called Alfredtown was changed after the community petitioned to rename it Ladysmith, In honour of Sarah Ann Smith (née Apps) wife of Charles Thomas Smith both resided at “Green Meadow” for all the work the family did within their community. Allredtown remained in use as the name of a nearby locality. Ladysmith is also the name of a South African town that was the site of the

Battle of Ladysmith The Battle of Ladysmith, also known as the Battle of Lombard's Kop, was one of the early engagements of the Second Boer War. A large British force which had concentrated at the garrison town of Ladysmith launched a sortie on 30 October 1899, ag ...

, in late October 1899, and the

Siege of Ladysmith The siege of Ladysmith was a protracted engagement in the Second Boer War, taking place between 2 November 1899 and 28 February 1900 at Ladysmith, Natal. Boer invasion of Natal Outbreak of war The Second Boer War began on 11 October 1899 wh ...

, from 2 November 1899 to 28 February 1900, during the

Second Boer War The Second Boer War (, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and ...

, a war in which troops from New South Wales were participating by November 1899. The store and post office agency closed on 31 March 2023.

Gallery

File:LadysmithMemorialHall.JPG, Ladysmith Memorial Hall File:LadysmithGeneralStore.JPG, General store and post office File:LadysmithRomanCatholicChurch1.JPG, Our Lady's Roman Catholic church File:LadysmithRailwayStation.JPG, Ladysmith Railway Station

Notes and references

External links

Ladysmith Rail Station
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