Stuart Town, New South Wales
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 Stuart Town, overlooking the train station |
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| Population: | 104[1] |
| Postcode: | 2820 |
| Coordinates: | 32°48′S 149°05′E / 32.8°S 149.083°ECoordinates: 32°48′S 149°05′E / 32.8°S 149.083°E |
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| LGA: | Wellington Council |
| State District: | Orange |
| Federal Division: | Parkes |
Stuart Town, formerly known as Ironbark, is a small town on the Central Western Slopes of New South Wales, Australia in Wellington Council. It is located 317 kilometres (197 mi) north-west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2006 census, Stuart Town had a population of 104.[1]
The area around the town is rich in cattle farming and orchards, so the town serves as a service centre to that area. The town was established in 1879 with the arrival of the railway from Sydney after reports of gold being found in the area, but was not fully established until the construction of the nearby Lake Burrendong. The town was formerly called Ironbark and so is the feature of the Banjo Patterson poem, "The Man from Ironbark".
It is the birthplace of the former New South Wales Premier Sir Robert Askin.[citation needed]
[edit] Transport
The town is presently served by the daily Countrylink XPT service which runs between Sydney and Dubbo at 12:35pm and a return service to Sydney at 3:11pm.
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- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Stuart Town (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC18907&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
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