Lyndhurst, New South Wales
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 Lyndhurst with Royal Hotel in the background |
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 Lyndhurst
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| Population: | 258 (2006 Census)[1] |
| Postcode: | 2797 |
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| LGA: | Blayney Shire |
| State electorate: | Burrinjuck |
| Federal Division: | Calare |
Lyndhurst is a small village in New South Wales, Australia in Blayney Shire. 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 New South Wales. Once serving as the major centre for basic goods and needs to the nearby Junction Reefs goldfields - which is still a working mine. At the 2006 census, Lyndhurst had a population of 258 people.[1]
Lyndhurst is in fact most significant for being one of the ten areas (including Albury, Armidale, Bombala, Dalgety, Lake George, Orange, Tooma, Tumut and Yass-Canberra) shortlisted in 1908 as a site for the Australian Capital Territory [2].
[edit] Lyndhurst Today
Lyndhurst today boasts the still functioning Royal Hotel, the Post Office which resides in the old bakery building, a service station, and general store. The Lyndhurst Rodeo is held annually in February at the Lyndhurst Sports Ground.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lyndhurst (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL148900&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ BBC Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia UPDATE
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Coordinates: 33°40′S 149°02′E / 33.667°S 149.033°E
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