Dumaresq is a town in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 20 km north-west of Armidale, on Boorolong Road. The local council is Armidale Regional Council, it once belonged to Dumaresq Shire, and then Armidale Dumaresq Shire. The town is located within Sandon County.
The Great Northern Railway reached Dumaresq in 1884. The passenger station at Dumaresq opened as "Inverella" in 1884,[2] with the name changing to "Eversleigh" in 1885[3] and finally "Dumaresq" in 1889.[4][5][6] Trains no longer go through Dumaresq, as the line is closed north of Armidale.
Heritage listings
editDumaresq has a heritage-listed site:
- 537 Dumaresq Road: Dumaresq railway station[6]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dumaresq, New South Wales.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dumaresq". 2016 Census QuickStats.
- ^ "The Railway Extension to Glen Innes". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. Vol. XI, no. 8514. New South Wales, Australia. 18 July 1884. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Government Gazette Notices". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 25. New South Wales, Australia. 20 January 1885. p. 553. Retrieved 23 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Cottee, J. M. (2004). Stations on the track : selected New South Wales country railway stations – an historical overview. Ginninderra Press. ISBN 978-1-74027-258-2.
- ^ Ellsmore, Donald (2002). Ben Lomond Railway Station Conservation Management Plan.
- ^ a b "Dumaresq Railway station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01132. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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