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Explore The Rock in Australia
The Rock in the region of New South Wales is a town in Australia - some 114 mi or ( 183 km ) West of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Current time in The Rock is now 11:12 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Sydney " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yerong Creek, Yarragundry, Uranquinty, Tootool, and Mundawaddra. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yerong Creek . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in The Rock ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Rock The Schools visits The Rock Central School
It was a meant to be that Rock the Schools would travel out to visit The Rock Central School. We brought Nine Sons of Dan along for the ride too! Check photos out at: www.facebook.com And visit www.ro ..
mvbabseilers: 3 Intermediate Abseil @ The Rock Nature Reserve, The Rock
This section of the rock face gives you three options from a 25 to a 30 metre descent. MVB Abseilers is a part of the Murray Valley Bushwalkers Inc. murrayvalleybushwalkers.org.au facebook Murray Vall ..
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Interesting facts about this location
The Rock railway station
The Rock, is a railway station on the Main Southern railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the small Riverina town of The Rock, located between Henty and Wagga Wagga. The station was opened with the opening of the railway in 1880, initially as Hanging Rock. It was renamed Kingston in 1882 and The Rock in 1883. The station has an altitude of 216 metres and has 1 platform and 2 tracks.
Located at -35.27 147.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
The Rock, New South Wales
The Rock is a town, with a population of 860, in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia, in Lockhart Shire. It is 32 kilometres south-west of Wagga Wagga on the Olympic Highway. The town is named after the large rocky hill overlooking the town, now called The Rock Hill but called Yerong in the local indigenous language. The reserve that includes The Rock Hill is an attraction in the area for bush-walking, rock-climbing, and observation of wildlife.
Located at -35.27 147.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Bon Accord railway station
Bon Accord was a closed railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1891 and closed in 1962. No trace remains of it today.
Located at -35.22 147.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
RAAF Base Uranquinty
RAAF Base Uranquinty was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base located at Uranquinty, New South Wales, Australia. Land was requisitioned in 1940 as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme during the Second World War for the formation of No. 5 Service Flying Training School. The base was closed in 1947, with the control tower being dismantled by No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron and shipped to the Woomera Test Range.
Located at -35.20 147.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Yerong Creek railway station
Yerong Creek is a closed railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1880 and consisted of a weatherboard station building and signal box. The platform buildings were demolished in the 1980s and only a low platform remains at the site.
Located at -35.38 147.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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