Lyndhurst, New South Wales
| Lyndhurst New South Wales | |
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 Lyndhurst with Royal Hotel in the background | |
  Lyndhurst | |
| Coordinates | 33°40′S 149°02′E / 33.667°S 149.033°ECoordinates: 33°40′S 149°02′E / 33.667°S 149.033°E |
| Population | 219 (2011 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2797 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Blayney Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Bathurst |
| Federal Division(s) | 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. At the 2011 census, Lyndhurst had a population of 219 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 shortlisted in 1908 as a site for the Australian Capital Territory.[2]
Lyndhurst Today
Lyndhurst today boasts the still functioning Royal Hotel, and a combined service station, and general store. It also has a local public school.
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lyndhurst (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ BBC Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia UPDATE
External links
Media related to Lyndhurst, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons
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