Bredbo, New South Wales
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Bredbo is a village on the Monaro
plains of New South Wales
, Australia
. The village is on the Monaro Highway
33 kilometers north of Cooma
. The village is in the Cooma-Monaro Shire shire and had a population of 169 people in 2006.
The village developed to support squatters' runs established in the district between 1848 to 1850. Bredbo was proclaimed a village in 1888.
Gold was discovered in the area by the Reverend William Branwhite Clarke
, who also discovered gold at Kiandra
. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/01/1086058850843.html?from=storylhs A field was proclaimed along the Bredbo River, which was worked until 1921. In the 1930's a geological survey was undertaken and a mine opened and operated until 1942. The field at Cowra Creek were worked from 1888 and are still popular for fossicking.
Bredbo sits on the Bombala railway line which reached the town in 1889 at which time there were eight houses. The railway closed in 1989 however one final "Farewell to Bredbo" special train was run from Canberra
on 3 March 1990.
The Bredbo Inn dates from 1839. It was a stagecoach post. The inn hosted, on occasion, the Australian poet Banjo Patterson in the early 20th century.
One of the earliest settlers in the Bredbo district, John Cosgrove of Billilingera, was believed to be the largest landholder in southern New South Wales. In one year 68,000 sheep were shorn in the Billilingera shearing shed.
Monaro, New South Wales
Monaro is the name of a region in the south of New South Wales, Australia. A small area of Victoria near Snowy River National Park is geographically part of the Monaro, whilst the Australian Capital Territory is frequently considered part of the region: most towns have very close links with...
plains of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The village is on the Monaro Highway
Monaro Highway
The Monaro Highway is a state highway in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria, Australia. The Victorian section was formerly known as the Cann Valley Highway until the 1980s....
33 kilometers north of Cooma
Cooma, New South Wales
-Education: is Cooma's only public high school, it serves the town and seven of the neighbouring rural towns and villages such as Berridale, Jindabyne, Nimmitabel, Bredbo and Dalgety....
. The village is in the Cooma-Monaro Shire shire and had a population of 169 people in 2006.
The village developed to support squatters' runs established in the district between 1848 to 1850. Bredbo was proclaimed a village in 1888.
Gold was discovered in the area by the Reverend William Branwhite Clarke
William Branwhite Clarke
William Branwhite Clarke, FRS was an English geologist and clergyman, active in Australia.-Early life and England:...
, who also discovered gold at Kiandra
Kiandra, New South Wales
Kiandra is an abandoned gold mining town and the birthplace of Australian skiing. The town is situated in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy River Shire inside the Kosciuszko National Park. Its name is a corruption of Aboriginal 'Gianderra' for 'sharp stones for...
. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/01/1086058850843.html?from=storylhs A field was proclaimed along the Bredbo River, which was worked until 1921. In the 1930's a geological survey was undertaken and a mine opened and operated until 1942. The field at Cowra Creek were worked from 1888 and are still popular for fossicking.
Bredbo sits on the Bombala railway line which reached the town in 1889 at which time there were eight houses. The railway closed in 1989 however one final "Farewell to Bredbo" special train was run from Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
on 3 March 1990.
The Bredbo Inn dates from 1839. It was a stagecoach post. The inn hosted, on occasion, the Australian poet Banjo Patterson in the early 20th century.
One of the earliest settlers in the Bredbo district, John Cosgrove of Billilingera, was believed to be the largest landholder in southern New South Wales. In one year 68,000 sheep were shorn in the Billilingera shearing shed.