Lyndhurst, New South Wales

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 2016 census, Lyndhurst had a population of 267 people.[1]

Lyndhurst
New South Wales
Lyndhurst with Royal Hotel in the background
Lyndhurst
Coordinates33°40′S 149°02′E
Population267 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2797
Location
LGA(s)Blayney Shire
State electorate(s)Bathurst
Federal Division(s)Calare

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 General Store

Lyndhurst today boasts the still functioning Royal Hotel, a combined service station/general store and a takeaway.

Heritage listings

Lyndhurst has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lyndhurst (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. BBC Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia UPDATE
  3. "Junction Reefs Dam, Land in the vicinity of". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00702. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

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