Ebor, New South Wales
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Ebor is a village on Waterfall Way
on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales
, Australia. It is situated about 80 km (49.7 mi) east of Armidale
and about a third of the way between Armidale and the coast. At the 2006 census
, Ebor and the surrounding area had a population of 160. There is a post office and coffee shop, a hotel/motel and a primary school.
Ebor is at fairly high altitude, about 1,300 metres and by Australian standards, has cold winters with overnight frost and occasional light snow falls. The average rain fall is 950 mm.
The surrounding district is a noted rich sheep and cattle grazing area. The main tourist attractions are Ebor Falls
, Wollomombi Falls
, the cool temperate rainforest walks in New England National Park
and recreational trout fishing. The Dutton Trout Hatchery on Point Lookout
Road was established in 1950 and is one of the largest hatcheries in the state. Visitors can see the various stages of trout development prior to their release in the mountain streams.
Ebor Post Office opened on 2 March 1868, closed in in 1869 and reopened in 1910.
Waterfall Way
The Waterfall Way is a road and State Highway 78 in New South Wales, Australia. It runs east-west from the Pacific Highway to the New England Highway at Armidale. The route passes through some of New South Wales' most scenic countryside and has become well known as New South Wales best and...
on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales
Northern Tablelands, New South Wales
The Northern Tablelands, also known as the New England Tableland, is a plateau and a region of the Great Dividing Range in northern New South Wales, Australia. It includes the New England Range, the narrow highlands area of the New England region, stretching from the Moonbi Range in the south to...
, Australia. It is situated about 80 km (49.7 mi) east of Armidale
Armidale, New South Wales
Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale Dumaresq Shire had a population of 19,485 people according to the 2006 census. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region...
and about a third of the way between Armidale and the coast. 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,...
, Ebor and the surrounding area had a population of 160. There is a post office and coffee shop, a hotel/motel and a primary school.
Ebor is at fairly high altitude, about 1,300 metres and by Australian standards, has cold winters with overnight frost and occasional light snow falls. The average rain fall is 950 mm.
The surrounding district is a noted rich sheep and cattle grazing area. The main tourist attractions are Ebor Falls
Ebor Falls
Ebor Falls are located on the Guy Fawkes River near Ebor and about 37 kilometres north-east of Wollomombi on Waterfall Way in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia....
, Wollomombi Falls
Wollomombi Falls
Wollomombi Falls , from an Aboriginal word, are located in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, 40 km due east of Armidale, New South Wales and 1 km off the Waterfall Way.At one time they were believed to be the tallest in Australia...
, the cool temperate rainforest walks in New England National Park
New England National Park
New England National Park is situated on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia, 560 km north of Sydney. It is about 10 km south of Waterfall Way, just 85 km east of Armidale and 65 km west of Coffs Harbour...
and recreational trout fishing. The Dutton Trout Hatchery on Point Lookout
Point Lookout
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Road was established in 1950 and is one of the largest hatcheries in the state. Visitors can see the various stages of trout development prior to their release in the mountain streams.
Ebor Post Office opened on 2 March 1868, closed in in 1869 and reopened in 1910.