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Touring Newnes in Australia

Newnes in the region of New South Wales is located in Australia - some 159 mi or ( 255 km ) North-East of Canberra , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Newnes

Time in Newnes is now 10:58 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Sydney " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Sydney City, Katoomba, Glen Alice, and Canberra. Being here already, consider visiting Sydney City . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Newnes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Buck's Outdoors Episode 1 : Newnes

1:17 min by BuckshotAustralia
Views: 775 Rating: 5.00

For our first Episode we take a trip to the historical mine site Newnes. ..

Group of Sawfly larvae(?) crossing the road - Wollemi National Park

2:05 min by shemethy
Views: 308 Rating: 5.00

bizarre creatures, and some commentary by fellow campers. ..now hold hands as we cross the road.. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Newnes, New South Wales

Newnes, an abandoned oil shale mining site of the Wolgan Valley, is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The site that was operational in the early 20th century is now partly surrounded by Wollemi National Park. The settlement was originally built by the Commonwealth Oil Corporation.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -33.18 150.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Ghost towns in New South Wales, History of New South Wales, Mining towns in New South Wales, Towns in New South Wales

Constance railway station

Constance was a former loco depot and stop on the Wolgan Valley Railway. It was built as a turning triangle with a locomotive sheds, coaling and watering facilities and a crossing loop. The three Shay locomotives that worked the line were maintained here. Constance is located three miles from Newnes. However, it was closed in 1917 when the equipment was moved to the Oil Works site.

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Located at -33.20 150.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Disused railway stations in New South Wales

Glen Davis, New South Wales

Glen Davis is a village in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. The village is located in the local government area of the City of Lithgow. It is located 250 km north-west of Sydney and approximately 80 kilometres north of Lithgow. In the 2006 census Glen Davis had a population of 354.

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Located at -33.12 150.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Communities in the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Ghost towns in New South Wales, Mining towns in New South Wales

Pultenaea sp. Genowlan Point

Pultenaea sp. Genowlan Point is a critically endangered species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae-Faboideae. It is only known from one population at Genowlan Point in the Capertee Valley within the Rylstone local government area of New South Wales.

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Located at -33.09 150.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Flora of New South Wales, Pultenaea, Undescribed species