Ardglen, New South Wales
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Ardglen is a village on the Main North railway line
and close to the New England Highway
on the North West Slopes
region of New South Wales, Australia.
, passes through the Liverpool Range south of the former rail station site. It is one of the very few remaining single-track tunnels in use.
Doughboy Hollow Post Office opened on 16 November 1877, was renamed Ardglen in 1893 and closed in 1983.
The former public school has now closed.
The NSW Railways has been operating a hard rock quarry for over 100 years near Ardglen village.
Ardglen is in the Liverpool Plains Shire Local Government Area (LGA) and Buckland County.
In the 2006 Census, the most common form of employment for persons aged 15 years and over usually resident in and around Ardglen were sheep, beef cattle and grain farming 45.0% The median income for people living in Ardglen was $396 per week.
The 133 occupied private dwellings in and around Ardglen 39.8% are owned outright by their occupiers another 27.1% are being purchased (eg. by mortgage) and 22.6% are being rented.
Main North railway line, New South Wales
The Main North Line is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Central Coast, Hunter and the New England regions. The line was the original main line between Sydney and Brisbane, however this required a change of gauge at Wallangarra...
and close to the New England Highway
New England Highway
The New England Highway is a highway in Australia running from Hexham near Newcastle at its southern end to Yarraman near Toowoomba at its northern end. At its southern end it connects to the Pacific Highway and at its northern end it connects to the D'Aguilar Highway. It traverses the Hunter...
on the North West Slopes
North West Slopes (New South Wales)
The North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia refers generally to the area west of the Northern Tablelands, to the north of the Central West region and to the east of the Far West region. The region corresponds generally to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's forecast area of...
region of New South Wales, Australia.
History
A railway station was opened there on 13 August 1877 as Doughboy Hollow, which was later renamed Ardglen on 29 June 1893. No trace of the railway station now exists. The significant 488 metre single-track rail tunnel, Ardglen TunnelArdglen Tunnel
The Ardglen Tunnel is a summit tunnel on the Main North railway in New South Wales, Australia, between Newcastle and Werris Creek. It crosses under the Liverpool Range near its east end below Nowlands Gap , the crossing used by the New England Highway.It is approximately 500 metres long, and...
, passes through the Liverpool Range south of the former rail station site. It is one of the very few remaining single-track tunnels in use.
Doughboy Hollow Post Office opened on 16 November 1877, was renamed Ardglen in 1893 and closed in 1983.
The former public school has now closed.
The NSW Railways has been operating a hard rock quarry for over 100 years near Ardglen village.
Ardglen is in the Liverpool Plains Shire Local Government Area (LGA) and Buckland County.
Demographics
Ardglen region had a population of 366 (49.5% male, 50.5% female). In the 2006 Census, 84.2% of the total population stated they were born in Australia and 0.0% were Indigenous persons (comprises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander), compared with 2.3% Indigenous persons in Australia. Approximately 97 families live in the area and 46.4% of those were couple families with children, 8.2% were single parent families, while 46.4% of couples had no children.In the 2006 Census, the most common form of employment for persons aged 15 years and over usually resident in and around Ardglen were sheep, beef cattle and grain farming 45.0% The median income for people living in Ardglen was $396 per week.
The 133 occupied private dwellings in and around Ardglen 39.8% are owned outright by their occupiers another 27.1% are being purchased (eg. by mortgage) and 22.6% are being rented.