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| Blayney Post Office
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Blayney (including Newbridge)
Farming and industrial service centre
Blayney is a farming town and administrative centre of about
3000 people with avenues of deciduous trees that are
especially attractive in autumn. It is located in a pleasant
valley 243 km west of Sydney, 37 km west of Bathurst and 863
m above sea-level. Blayney Shire has a strong agricultural
and mining base.
Prior to European settlement the area is thought to have
been occupied by the Wiradjuri or Gundungura Aborigines. The
first European to travel through what is now Blayney Shire
was surveyor George Evans, in 1815. Unofficial occupation of
the district began in 1821. The first land grant in the
general area was issued to Thomas Icely in 1829. A mill was
operating on the future town site of Blayney by 1837, along
with an inn and several houses.
Governor Gipps proposed the creation of a village named
'Blayney' in 1842, to be located 9 km north-east of the
present site at Kings Plains which had been surveyed in
1828. However, that spot proved unsuitable and the village
was established on its present site in 1843.
The district was given over to farming, although it
received a push along when gold was found at Carcoar, Browns
Creek and Kings Plains. Gold mines were established although
copper and iron were also extracted. Samuel Marsden's copper
mine operated until 1900.
The arrival of the railway in 1874 spurred on development
and Blayney replaced Carcoar as the major service centre to
local farmlands. It became a municipality in 1882. By the
turn of the century a butter factory and freezing works were
major employers in the town. An abattoir opened in 1957 and
it was later supplemented with tanneries and a pet food
plant. A container terminal and several mines provided
further employment in the 1990s. Blayney's agricultural show
is held in March.
Things to see:
Tourist Information
Blayney Shire Council, Adelaide St, tel: (02) 6368 2104.
Museum
The Viv Kable Museum is located in the town library in
Adelaide St (between Martin and Charles Sts). It is open
Tuesdays from 11.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 5.00
p.m., Thursdays from 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 pm. to
5.00 p.m., Fridays from 2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. and Saturdays
from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
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| Christ Church Anglican
Church |
Historic Buildings
Blayney has a few historic buildings of interest in Adelaide
St. These include the post office (c.1880) and courthouse
(1880), both Victorian Classical designs (between Martin and
Burns St). The Presbyterian Church (1885) is situated
between Burns and Church Sts. The church hall is the
original church (1861). The Anglican Church (pre-1890) is
located at the corner of Adelaide and Church Sts.
Lookout
When entering Blayney from Bathurst turn left at the
outskirts of town into Marshalls Lane, drive to its end and
turn left again.
Parks
Heritage Park in Adelaide St and Carrington Park in Church
St are both pleasant recreation reserves.
Newbridge
The village of Newbridge developed around the railway line
and a station, built in 1876. The station was called 'Back
Creek' although the post office, which opened two months
later, was called 'Duramana'. As there was another Duramana
in existence, the name of the site was changed to Newbridge
in 1878. This name may derive from a pedestrian overhead
bridge built at the station or from Newbridge in Ireland,
owing to the numbers of Irish settlers.
The Gladstone Hotel dates from the early 1870s, the
public school from 1877, the old police station from the
1890s, the convent in 1900, the post office from 1904 and
the Catholic Church from 1919. Stringybark Craft Shop is
open weekends from 12.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. or by
appointment, tel: (02) 6368 1081. It is located in a hall
which dates from the outset of the 20 th century.
Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Blayney's
Windfarm
Vital Statistics
Overall size - 10 Megawatts
Number of Turbines - 15
Capacity of each Turbine - 660 Kilowatts
Height of Hub from Ground - 45 metres
Blade diameter - 47 metres
Rotational speed of blades - 28.5 rpm
Start up wind speed of turbine - 14 kph
Maximum power production wind speed - 61 kph
Cut-out (shutdown) windspeed of turbine - 90kph
Electricity Produced
Energy generated at 690 volts and stepped up to 11,000 volts
then 66,000 for supply into Advanced Energy's transmission
grid as green power. The capacity of the windfarm (10 MV) is
enough to supply the annual electricity needs of 3, 500
average Australian homes.
General
Cost of project approx $18 million. Each wind turbine is
monitored at a remote location through a communications
link.
Wind for the Environment
The wind farm delivers green power in a rural environment
while co-existing with the traditional pastoral land use.
Great care has been taken in the design, construction and
operation of this windfarm. The engineering and
environmental planning include detailed consideration of
potential impacts related to noise, visual impact,
archaeology, aerial and terrestrial fauna. This will ensure
there is no significant disturbance to the natural
environment.
The wind farm produces clean energy without any
greenhouse gas emissions. Compared to conventional
coal-fired generated electricity, this windfarm saves 8,000
tonnes/year of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This reduces
the need for fossil fuel generation that produces greenhouse
gases.
Sophisticated computer modelling of the wind patterns on
the site, allowed the turbines to be located to provide the
most efficient and aesthetically pleasing layout.
Cobb & Co Heritage Trail
The historic inland coaching company, Cobb & Co, celebrates
the 150th anniversary of its first journey in 2004 (and the
80th anniversary of its last, owing to the emergence of
motorised transport). The trailblazing company's
contribution to Australia's development is celebrated with
the establishment of a heritage trail which explores the
terrain covered on one of its old routes: between Bathurst
and Bourke.
Cobb & Co's origins lay in the growing human traffic
prompted by the goldrushes of the early 1850s. As the
Heritage Trail website states: 'The company was enormously
successful and had branches or franchises throughout much of
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan. At its peak,
Cobb & Co operated along a network of tracks that extended
further than those of any other coach system in the world
its coaches travelled 28,000 miles (44,800km) per week and
6000 (out of their 30,000) horses were harnessed every day.
Cobb & Co created a web of tracks from Normanton on the Gulf
of Carpentaria and Port Douglas on the Coral Sea down to the
furthest reaches of Victoria and South Australia in all, a
continuous line of 2000 miles (3200km) of track over eastern
Australia from south to north, with a total of 7000 miles
(11,200km) of regular routes' (see www.cobbandco.net.au).
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