Kenebri, New South Wales
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Kenebri is a locality in northern New South Wales
, Australia
.
Kenebri is located between Baradine
and Gwabegar
on the road from Coonabarabran
.
The Gwabegar railway line reached Kenebri in 1923 and a station and siding were opened. Kenebri was the source of rail sleepers.
Kenebri Post Office opened on 1 March 1929 and closed in 1984.
The Gwabegar line was closed north of Binnaway in 2005. Kenebri station was located 564 railway kilometres from Sydney
.
Kenebri is located in the Pilliga forest
and there were timber harvesting activities there. Kenebri also has a public school at one time, which is now closed. The nearest extant town to Kenebri is Baradine.
At the 2006 census
, Kenebri and the surrounding area had a population of 142.
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...
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Kenebri is located between Baradine
Baradine, New South Wales
Baradine is a small town in northern New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Baradine had a population of 593.Baradine is located on the Coonabarabran-Pilliga road, about midway between Coonabarabran and Pilliga...
and Gwabegar
Gwabegar, New South Wales
Gwabegar, New South Wales, Australia, is a village located in the middle of the largest naturally forming cypress pine forest in the Southern Hemisphere, the Pilliga State Forest...
on the road from Coonabarabran
Coonabarabran, New South Wales
Coonabarabran is a town in Warrumbungle Shire in northern New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 2,609.-History and description:...
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The Gwabegar railway line reached Kenebri in 1923 and a station and siding were opened. Kenebri was the source of rail sleepers.
Kenebri Post Office opened on 1 March 1929 and closed in 1984.
The Gwabegar line was closed north of Binnaway in 2005. Kenebri station was located 564 railway kilometres from 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...
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Kenebri is located in the Pilliga forest
Pilliga forest
The State Forests of The Pilliga, commonly known as the Pilliga Scrub , constitute some 3000 km2 of semi-arid woodland in temperate north-central New South Wales, Australia...
and there were timber harvesting activities there. Kenebri also has a public school at one time, which is now closed. The nearest extant town to Kenebri is Baradine.
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,...
, Kenebri and the surrounding area had a population of 142.