Mount Hope, New South Wales

Mount Hope (elevation 223 m) is a settlement in western New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the Kidman Way, 94 kilometres north of Hillston and 160 km south of Cobar. Another name of the settlement was Nombinnie but that name was rarely, if ever, used.[1]

Mount Hope
New South Wales
Royal Hotel at Mount Hope
Mount Hope
Coordinates32°50′25″S 145°52′36.1″E
Elevation223 m (732 ft)
Location94 km (58 mi) N of Hillston
LGA(s)Cobar Shire
Federal Division(s)Parkes

History

The town was once a busy copper mining town in the 1890-1920s. The site of a village to be known as Nombinnie was selected in November 1884;[2][1] in practice it was almost always known as Mount Hope. At the 2006 census, Mount Hope had a population of 53 people.[3] Much of the township was destroyed in a major bushfire in the 1950s. There is no longer fuel available near the hotel in this village. It has its own crossover air strips still being used today. The only visible business open in the village is the Royal Hotel, commonly known as the "Mount Hope Pub".

Railway
Main article: Mount Hope railway line

The Mount Hope Railway briefly connected the Broken Hill Railway Line with Mount Hope, New South Wales, Australia. The copper mine for which this branch was constructed to service ceased full-time operations four months before the line was opened. After a bare five years, the branch itself was closed—possibly the first step of rationalisation to be practiced by the New South Wales Government Railways.[4]

Environment

Blocks of remnant mallee to the south, west and north-west of the town are included in the 2500 km2 Central NSW Mallee Important Bird Area because of its significance for bird conservation, especially of the malleefowl and red-lored whistler.[5]

Notes and references
  1. "Parish of Mount Hope, County of Blaxland [cartographic material] : Land District of Hillston North, Western Division N.S.W." Trove. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. "SITE FOR THE VILLAGE AT NOMBINNIE". New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900). 17 November 1884. p. 7736. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mount Hope (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  4. The Railway News N.S.W. School Railway Clubs Association November–December, 1977 pp104-108
  5. "IBA: Central NSW Mallee". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 14 June 2011.

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