Denman, New South Wales
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Denman is a small rural town in New South Wales
, Australia
, in Muswellbrook Shire. The town is located on the Golden Highway
in the Upper Hunter Valley
region, about 250 km north of Sydney
. At the 2006 census
, Denman had a population of 1,385 people.
Denman is situated on the Hunter River near the Wollemi National Park
.
The main rural industries in the Denman region are wine grape growing, horse breeding and farming.
Annually, Denman holds the "Food and Wine Affair" on the first Saturday of May.
Denman also is situated near Mount Rombo, a hill that has an unusual geometric shape causing to look like it has a perfectly flat top if it is viewed from Mangoola Road, a road that branches off the Golden Highway.
About 20 km north-west of Denman, in the Goulburn River National Park
, is Mount Dangar (670 m above sea level). It was sighted in 1824 by surveyor Henry Dangar
who named it Mt Cupola
(for its domed shape). It was renamed by explorer Allan Cunningham
, who became the first European to climb it the following year. Mount Dangar is a good place for walks, offering exceptional views of the area.
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
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, in Muswellbrook Shire. The town is located on the Golden Highway
Golden Highway
The Golden Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia.Designated as State Highway 84, it runs eastwards from Dubbo towards Newcastle on the coast and enables road transport to avoid travelling over the Blue Mountains to Sydney....
in the Upper Hunter Valley
Hunter Valley
The Hunter Region, more commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney with an approximate population of 645,395 people. Most of the population of the Hunter Region lives within of the coast, with 55% of the entire...
region, about 250 km north of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Denman had a population of 1,385 people.
Denman is situated on the Hunter River near the Wollemi National Park
Wollemi National Park
Wollemi National Park is the second largest national park in New South Wales, and contains most of the largest wilderness area, the Wollemi Wilderness...
.
The main rural industries in the Denman region are wine grape growing, horse breeding and farming.
Annually, Denman holds the "Food and Wine Affair" on the first Saturday of May.
Denman also is situated near Mount Rombo, a hill that has an unusual geometric shape causing to look like it has a perfectly flat top if it is viewed from Mangoola Road, a road that branches off the Golden Highway.
About 20 km north-west of Denman, in the Goulburn River National Park
Goulburn River National Park
Goulburn River National Park is in New South Wales, Australia, 280 km northwest of Sydney and it is 20 km south-west of Merriwa. The Goulburn River National Park is located in Hunter Valley and covers approximately 90 km of the Goulburn River...
, is Mount Dangar (670 m above sea level). It was sighted in 1824 by surveyor Henry Dangar
Henry Dangar
Henry Dangar was a surveyor and explorer of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. He became a successful pastoralist and businessman, and also served as a magistrate and politician...
who named it Mt Cupola
Cupola
In architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome....
(for its domed shape). It was renamed by explorer Allan Cunningham
Allan Cunningham (botanist)
Allan Cunningham was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his travels in New South Wales to collect plants.- Early life :...
, who became the first European to climb it the following year. Mount Dangar is a good place for walks, offering exceptional views of the area.