Hoskinstown
| Hoskinstown New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Hoskinstown Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°24′57″S 149°27′02″E / 35.41583°S 149.45056°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 189 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2623 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 761 m (2,497 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| County | Murray | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Molonglo | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Hoskinstown is a locality in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia.[2] The town is 38km southeast of Canberra the Capital city of Australia, and 299km southwest of Sydney. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 189.[1]
The town is known for the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope operated by the University of Sydney.
It had a public school from 1869 to 1967.[3] Hoskinstown station was opened along with the Captains Flat railway line in 1940 and it closed in August 1968, a year before the line.[4] The Catholic Church is dedicated to Saint Peter and Paul.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hoskinstown (state suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Hoskinstown". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Hoskinstown Public School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Hoskinstown Platform". NSWRail.net. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
