Rylstone, New South Wales
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Rylstone is a small town in New South Wales
, Australia, in the Central Tablelands
region within the Mid-Western Regional Council
local government area. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way
road route. At the 2006 census
, Rylstone had a population of 615 people.
A petition was sent to Governor Gipps asking for a village to be called Tong Bong to be established at the present site of Rylstone. Governor Gipps
granted permission for the village to be surveyed but he insisted that the village be called Rylstone and not Tong Bong. There is no evidence of any connection between Governor Gipps and the English village of Rylstone.
Early maps spell Rylstone as Rylestone.
, Macquarie, Edward Cox, James Blackman Jr., Jamison, FitzGerald
, John Nevell and James Vincent. Several mountains in the area commemorate their journeys through the Glen Alice Valley and up the Turon River
.
James Blackman jnr. explored a route from Bathurst to the Cudgegong River and present site of Rylstone in 1820.
Rylstone town was laid out in 1846 by surveyor Davidson. By the 1850s Rylstone was becoming a well established town with post office, hotels, school, mills, and police lock-up. The Rylstone district was declared as a police district in 1854.
Rylstone was formally proclaimed a town on 20 March 1885.
. Henry Lawson
s father helped build the timber railway station. The line was extended from Rylstone to Mudgee and this section was opened on 10 September 1884. Rylstone is located on the Wallerawang to Gwabegar branch line.
The railway line through Rylstone was closed on 2 March 1992 and remain closed for 8 years, the NSW Government spent $11 million to resleeper the track, repair bridges, and level crossings reopening the line on 2 September 2000, the line was again closed 7 years later on 30 June 2007, the line remains closed however there are plans to reopen the line for Coal trains to operate between Cobbora Mine (near Dunedoo) and the Mount Piper Power Station and Wallerawang Power Station.
which flows through the town. The first bridge was a suspension bridge
that was washed away by floods around 1867. This was followed by a second bridge of two spans built by a Mr Hayden soon after the flood. This second bridge was alongside the first bridge at the end of Hall Street. A third bridge built by Mr Eddy Fitzgerald replaced the second in 1890 and was a little further up the River. The fourth bridge, and the only one remaining, which is still used today was built in 1948 to line up with the Bylong Road
.
A railway bridge also spans the Cudgegong River approximately 100 metres upriver of the present road bridge. This apart from upgrading works, to add additional centre pillars, is the original structure built during the construction of the line.
The Shamrock Hotel was located on the southern side of the railway bridge and was built by Michael Hayes in 1885 closing in 1890.
group of people. Some of the localities in the area are derivations of Aboriginal words.
One of the last full blooded Aborigines of the Rylstone area was Peggy Lambert wife of Jimmy Lambert, she was buried in the Aboriginal section of the Rylstone Cemetery in June 1884. Another local Aboriginal was Jimmy McDonald who was attached to the Rylstone Police station as a tracker.
became common. Plentiful sandstone
in the area led to significant buildings being constructed of that material.
The main commercial street, Louee Street, was originally an upper level and lower level street. In the 1930s the street was levelled and this created the high steps to the buildings on the high side of the road.
The town also has a police station where two officers are based, this station is under the control of the Mudgee Local Area Command, within the Western Region.
Rylstone Court House operates a Government Access Service (GAS) providing a range of transactions on behalf of various state government agencies
Energy supply to Rylstone is provided by Integral Energy
, prior to this Turon County Council, and earlier Rylstone Shire Council provided the electricity infrastructure.
station serves the Rylstone and Kandos area, KRR-FM broadcasts from Mount Coombermellon on frequency 98.7 MHz. Real-FM/2MG from Mudgee is the licensed commercial area broadcaster
, Real-FM rebroadcasts its signal into Rylstone and Kandos on 97.9 MHz.
Television services are provided by the ABC, SBS, and commercial television broadcasting in the Central Tablelands and Central Western Slopes license area. The broadcasters in this license area are CBN10 (Prime Television), CTC63 (Southern Cross Television), WIN66 (WIN Television). The transmitters are located on Mount Coombermellon32°52′19"S 149°59′25"E. Due to the hilly terrain there are many terrestrial television
reception black spots particularly to the north and east of Rylstone, these areas are within the Remote Central & Eastern Australia Broadcast Licence Area and the signal is received by satellite
.
Rylstone has retained its original character buildings from its beginnings, a few buildings of note are the Bridge View Inn, the Globe Hotel, the post office, the police station, the courthouse and the shire hall. The old town granary was built in the early 1840s.
Rylstone is a popular venue for ultralight aviation
, gyrocopters, and paragliding
enthusiasts. The Rylstone Airstrip is used for this activity. The Airstrip was sold by the Mid Western Regional Council to a private individual who intends to keep the strip for aviation purposes.
. The sealing of the route was commenced in 1950 and only completed in April 2009. A large part of the Bylong Valley Way route lies between the Wollemi and Goulburn River National Parks, with majestic scenery and rich animal and bird life the route is becoming popular with weekend travellers. Business associations and local governments in the area are promoting the journey to develop the tourist potential. With the completion of the work Rylstone has seen a steady increase in tourists visiting its cafes, pubs, and bed and breakfast establishments. A route is now available from Sydney through the Hunter Valley
and return to Sydney via Rylstone providing a tourist loop.
Cement is produced at the nearby Kandos Cement Works using limestone and clay raw materials from a mine situated 5 km to the east of Kandos.
Recent explorations have revealed prospective deposits of rare earth element
s, a company is proposing further analysis of these mineral deposits.
The Rylstone Street Feast is a food and wine event that occurs each November. Rylstone main street is closed and tables and stalls are setup along the street. The event showcases the regions produce.
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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, in the Central Tablelands
Central Tablelands
The Central Tablelands in New South Wales is an area that is between the Sydney Metropolitan Area and the Central West Slopes and Plains. This area has a part of the Great Dividing Range running through it, including the Blue Mountains...
region within the Mid-Western Regional Council
Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales
The Mid-Western Regional Council is a Local Government Area in the Central West of New South Wales. The Castlereagh Highway passes through the middle of the area in an approximate southeast-northwest direction....
local government area. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way
Bylong Valley Way
Bylong Valley Way is a New South Wales country road linking the Golden Highway near Sandy Hollow to the Castlereagh Highway near Ilford. It is named after the Bylong Valley, through which the road passes.- Connections :...
road route. 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,...
, Rylstone had a population of 615 people.
Etymology
The name 'Rylstone' has no clear origin however several possible origins are promoted.- Michael Hayes who built the Shamrock Hotel and other buildings at The Junction (where the Cudgegong River and Tong Bong Creek meet) claims responsibility. On travelling through the area he mentioned sleeping on 'that Ryle Stone' his Irish accent converting what was actually said 'Royal Stone'
- A small village also known as Rylstone in Yorkshire England is near to where wool was sent from properties in the Rylstone area.
- Another tale suggests the Scots had a weapon called a Ryle Stone. This weapon being used when the Scots were at war with the Picts (England) and Scottish shepherds built their huts at the location of the current village of Rylstone.
A petition was sent to Governor Gipps asking for a village to be called Tong Bong to be established at the present site of Rylstone. Governor Gipps
George Gipps
Sir George Gipps was Governor of the colony of New South Wales, Australia, for eight years, between 1838 and 1846. His governorship was during a period of great change for New South Wales and Australia, as well as for New Zealand, which was administered as part of New South Wales for much of this...
granted permission for the village to be surveyed but he insisted that the village be called Rylstone and not Tong Bong. There is no evidence of any connection between Governor Gipps and the English village of Rylstone.
Early maps spell Rylstone as Rylestone.
Exploration
Several early explorers and settler explorers travelled this area in the early 1800s; they include Samuel MarsdenSamuel Marsden
Samuel Marsden was an English born Anglican cleric and a prominent member of the Church Missionary Society, believed to have introduced Christianity to New Zealand...
, Macquarie, Edward Cox, James Blackman Jr., Jamison, FitzGerald
Robert D. Fitzgerald
Robert David FitzGerald was an Irish-Australian surveyor, ornithologist, botanist and poet...
, John Nevell and James Vincent. Several mountains in the area commemorate their journeys through the Glen Alice Valley and up the Turon River
Turon River
The Turon River is located in New South Wales. The Turon River is well renowned because it was the site of one of Australia's first alluvial gold rushes. During the gold rush Chinese migrant workers built a Water Race to bring water to mining operations along sections of the Turon River. Many parts...
.
James Blackman jnr. explored a route from Bathurst to the Cudgegong River and present site of Rylstone in 1820.
History
The district was originally known as Dabee (under various spellings). There are many contemporary newspaper references to the town being referred to as Ryalston in the period 1846 to mid 1850's then referred to as Ryalstone during the late 1850's.Rylstone town was laid out in 1846 by surveyor Davidson. By the 1850s Rylstone was becoming a well established town with post office, hotels, school, mills, and police lock-up. The Rylstone district was declared as a police district in 1854.
Rylstone was formally proclaimed a town on 20 March 1885.
Railway
On 9 June 1884 the railway was opened to Rylstone, this changed the status of Rylstone village to that of a town. The railway yard included a goods shed, trucking yards, and turntableTurntable
A turntable is generally a rotating platform, and may refer to:-Music:* Turntable, a motor-driven platform that normally rotates a gramophone record at a constant rotational velocity as part of a phonograph....
. Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...
s father helped build the timber railway station. The line was extended from Rylstone to Mudgee and this section was opened on 10 September 1884. Rylstone is located on the Wallerawang to Gwabegar branch line.
The railway line through Rylstone was closed on 2 March 1992 and remain closed for 8 years, the NSW Government spent $11 million to resleeper the track, repair bridges, and level crossings reopening the line on 2 September 2000, the line was again closed 7 years later on 30 June 2007, the line remains closed however there are plans to reopen the line for Coal trains to operate between Cobbora Mine (near Dunedoo) and the Mount Piper Power Station and Wallerawang Power Station.
Bridges
Four road bridges have spanned the Cudgegong RiverCudgegong River
The Cudgegong River is a tributary of the Macquarie River in New South Wales. It rises near Rylstone and flows generally north-west past Mudgee it flows past the edge of Gulgong and then into Lake Burrendong which is created by Burrendong Dam on the Macquarie River. Windamere Dam on the Cudgegong...
which flows through the town. The first bridge was a suspension bridge
Suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. Outside Tibet and Bhutan, where the first examples of this type of bridge were built in the 15th century, this type of bridge dates from the early 19th century...
that was washed away by floods around 1867. This was followed by a second bridge of two spans built by a Mr Hayden soon after the flood. This second bridge was alongside the first bridge at the end of Hall Street. A third bridge built by Mr Eddy Fitzgerald replaced the second in 1890 and was a little further up the River. The fourth bridge, and the only one remaining, which is still used today was built in 1948 to line up with the Bylong Road
Bylong Valley Way
Bylong Valley Way is a New South Wales country road linking the Golden Highway near Sandy Hollow to the Castlereagh Highway near Ilford. It is named after the Bylong Valley, through which the road passes.- Connections :...
.
A railway bridge also spans the Cudgegong River approximately 100 metres upriver of the present road bridge. This apart from upgrading works, to add additional centre pillars, is the original structure built during the construction of the line.
Hotels
By 1868 there were four Hotels, the Rylstone Hotel, Bridge View, Shamrock and the Globe. The Rylstone and Globe Hotels remain in business.The Shamrock Hotel was located on the southern side of the railway bridge and was built by Michael Hayes in 1885 closing in 1890.
Aboriginal history
The local indigenous Aboriginals were the Dabee tribe and they in turn were part of the broader WiradjuriWiradjuri
The Wiradjuri are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales.In the 21st century, major Wiradjuri groups live in Condobolin, Peak Hill, Narrandera and Griffith...
group of people. Some of the localities in the area are derivations of Aboriginal words.
- Lue (chain of waterholes) believed to be pronounced in the Aboriginal language like Loowee
- Mudgee believed to derive from Moothi meaning nest in the hills
- Dabee - name of the local Aboriginal Tribe and the Fitzgerald's property was named after
- Wollemi - is derived from an aboriginal word meaning “watch out” or “look around you”
- Cudgegong - meaning red hill, noted for the red clay used by the Aborigines in body decoration
- Tong Bong, pronounced "Tung Bung"
One of the last full blooded Aborigines of the Rylstone area was Peggy Lambert wife of Jimmy Lambert, she was buried in the Aboriginal section of the Rylstone Cemetery in June 1884. Another local Aboriginal was Jimmy McDonald who was attached to the Rylstone Police station as a tracker.
Early settlers and properties
- Richard Fitzgerald 1771-1840 (of Dabee Station) - an Irish political prisoner who became an emancipistEmancipistAn emancipist was any of the convicts sentenced and transported under the convict system to Australia, who had been given conditional or absolute pardons...
- Robert Fitzgerald 1807-1865
- Edward Cox (of Rawdon Station)
- Daniel Cox (of Balmoral, Nullo Mountain) - Daniel Cox sailed from England as a convict on 16/8/1830
- John Nevell (of the property Carwell)
- John Thompson 1796-1873 and son William Barber Thompson 1821-1889 (Davis Swamp Holding, later named Olinda)
- Harry Thompson (of Warleigh to become Woodlands, near Nullo Mountain) no relation to the above Thompsons
- Thomas Harris (of Loowee, property that later became Lue and Monivae)
Buildings and businesses
Early buildings were constructed of timber slabs and stringy bark, later wattle and daubWattle and daub
Wattle and daub is a composite building material used for making walls, in which a woven lattice of wooden strips called wattle is daubed with a sticky material usually made of some combination of wet soil, clay, sand, animal dung and straw...
became common. Plentiful sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
in the area led to significant buildings being constructed of that material.
- The Butter Factory - when closed it became the Freezing Works
- The Rabbit Factory - building demolished
- Cordial Factory - built in 1880 and owned by Mr JN Collins of Mudgee
- Court House and Goal - built in 1870
The main commercial street, Louee Street, was originally an upper level and lower level street. In the 1930s the street was levelled and this created the high steps to the buildings on the high side of the road.
Other events in Rylstone history
- 1849 - Post Office opened on 1 January 1849.
- 1853 - Wesleyan Chapel opened on Sunday 15/5/1853
- 1857 - laying of foundation stone for new church, St James Rylstone on 19/5/1857
- 1857 - The School opened in July 1857.
- 1875 - Rylstone and district population was approximately 300 persons
- 1880 - Telegraph Office was built and the Post Office relocated to this building
- 1894 - Gold discovered in Rylstone area, gold showing freely through reef, a gold rush results, 21 August 1894
- 1897 - A 70 oz gold nugget was found between Stony Pinch and Appletree Flat
- 1899 - Rylstone and other nearby towns promote themselves as a suitable site for the new Federal Capital
- 1903 - Coal was discovered for the first time by New Zealand mining company at Coomber (5 miles south of Rylstone)
- 1907 - Iron and Steel manufacturing works proposed for Rylstone
- 1915 - Tenders accepted for construction of a new hospital at Rylstone, ₤1723, 27/4/1915
- 1925 - The Rylstone school is destroyed by fire during school hours, no one is hurt, 6 August 1925
- 1925 - The Standard Portland Cement Company's Kandos Cement Works are under construction
- 1926 - An electrification scheme commenced for the towns of Rylstone and Kandos, power being supplied by the Kandos Cement Works, connection switched on November 1926.
- 1926 - record rainfall of 1250 points (317mm) falling in a week (rain commencing 25/3/1926), washing out the Tong Bong crossing
- 1931 - Rich Shale Oil discovery at Rylstone
- 1935 - Hospital additions, new wing and nurses quarters were opened by Minister for Health on 3/8/1935, costing £1700
- 1938 - Discussions with NSW Government commenced on provided a water supply scheme for Rylstone.
- 1954 - A water supply dam was completed and pipes were installed to connect the town to running water
- 1960's - A sewage system was built and connected to houses and businesses in Rylstone
- 1981 - Saturday 30 May, the last Mudgee Mail train service ran through Rylstone around 4am, heading north to GwabegarGwabegar, New South WalesGwabegar, 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...
- 1983 - The manual telephone switchboardTelephone switchboardA switchboard was a device used to connect a group of telephones manually to one another or to an outside connection, within and between telephone exchanges or private branch exchanges . The user was typically known as an operator...
closed in June, it was located in the Post and Telegraph Office - 1992 - 2 March, the railway line from Kandos through Rylstone to Gulgong closed to rail traffic
- 2000 - 2 September, The railway line from Kandos through Rylstone to Mudgee and Gulgong was reopened to train traffic
- 2007 - 30 June, The railway line from Kandos to Gulgong was classified as 'service suspended' effectively closing the line to trains
Recent events
The Rylstone District was governed by a separate local government area known as the Rylstone Shire Council which was formed on 5 December 1906. Prior to that the area was administered by the Department of Public Works. In 2004 the New South Wales Government appointed an Administrator to manage Councils affairs after concerns were raised over the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of the relatively small Council area. The Council was ultimately amalgamated with the Mudgee Shire Council in March 2006 to become the Mid Western Regional Council.Government
Rylstone's newly renovated and extended small rural hospital known as a Multipurpose Service provides emergency services, acute and subacute medical inpatient services and low and high care residential aged care services. HealthOne Rylstone is collocated with the Multipurpose Service providing General Practitioner services.The town also has a police station where two officers are based, this station is under the control of the Mudgee Local Area Command, within the Western Region.
Rylstone Court House operates a Government Access Service (GAS) providing a range of transactions on behalf of various state government agencies
Energy supply to Rylstone is provided by Integral Energy
Integral Energy
Integral Energy is the second largest state-owned energy corporation in New South Wales, incorporated under the Energy Services Corporations Act 1995 from a merger between Prospect Electricity and Illawarra Electricity...
, prior to this Turon County Council, and earlier Rylstone Shire Council provided the electricity infrastructure.
Radio and television
A not for profit community radioCommunity radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...
station serves the Rylstone and Kandos area, KRR-FM broadcasts from Mount Coombermellon on frequency 98.7 MHz. Real-FM/2MG from Mudgee is the licensed commercial area broadcaster
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
, Real-FM rebroadcasts its signal into Rylstone and Kandos on 97.9 MHz.
Television services are provided by the ABC, SBS, and commercial television broadcasting in the Central Tablelands and Central Western Slopes license area. The broadcasters in this license area are CBN10 (Prime Television), CTC63 (Southern Cross Television), WIN66 (WIN Television). The transmitters are located on Mount Coombermellon32°52′19"S 149°59′25"E. Due to the hilly terrain there are many terrestrial television
Terrestrial television
Terrestrial television is a mode of television broadcasting which does not involve satellite transmission or cables — typically using radio waves through transmitting and receiving antennas or television antenna aerials...
reception black spots particularly to the north and east of Rylstone, these areas are within the Remote Central & Eastern Australia Broadcast Licence Area and the signal is received by satellite
Satellite television
Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
.
Industry and agriculture
Rylstone is predominantly an agricultural community with wool, sheep, cattle, wine grapes, and olives, being among the main pursuits. Coal mining and cement production are also significant employers in the community with these works being located in the nearby town of Kandos.Area attractions and recreation
- Dunns Swamp - is a camping and picnic area on the banks of the Cudgegong River on the western edge of Wollemi National ParkWollemi National ParkWollemi National Park is the second largest national park in New South Wales, and contains most of the largest wilderness area, the Wollemi Wilderness...
. Dunns Swamp is 20 kilometres from Rylstone. The area has bushwalking, fishing, swimming and canoeing which can all be done from the camping area. In 1929 the Kandos Cement Works replaced a smaller weir built lower on the River with a second wall to store water for piping to the Cement works, this wall created the water storage area known as Dunns Swamp. - Ferntree Gully - is a scenic rainforest area 17 kilometres north of Rylstone. Well formed walking tracks take you down into cool narrow fern tree-studded valley floor and unusual rock formations
- Wollemi National ParkWollemi National ParkWollemi National Park is the second largest national park in New South Wales, and contains most of the largest wilderness area, the Wollemi Wilderness...
- is the second largest national park in New South Wales, and contains a large part of the Wollemi Wilderness area. - Nullo Mountain - is a high mountain plateau to the north of Dunns Swamp with spectacular views over the Wollemi Wilderness and the Widden Valley.
- Lake Windemere - a large water supply dam with camping facilities, popular for water sports and fishing
- Historic streetscape - The town has many fine old stone buildings, especially in Louee Street
Rylstone has retained its original character buildings from its beginnings, a few buildings of note are the Bridge View Inn, the Globe Hotel, the post office, the police station, the courthouse and the shire hall. The old town granary was built in the early 1840s.
Rylstone is a popular venue for ultralight aviation
Ultralight aviation
The term "ultralight aviation" refers to light-weight, 1- or 2-person airplanes., also called microlight aircraft in the UK, India and New Zealand...
, gyrocopters, and paragliding
Paragliding
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure...
enthusiasts. The Rylstone Airstrip is used for this activity. The Airstrip was sold by the Mid Western Regional Council to a private individual who intends to keep the strip for aviation purposes.
Tourism
Rylstone is becoming a popular destination for travellers on a new tourist route that has developed following the final sealing of the Bylong Valley WayBylong Valley Way
Bylong Valley Way is a New South Wales country road linking the Golden Highway near Sandy Hollow to the Castlereagh Highway near Ilford. It is named after the Bylong Valley, through which the road passes.- Connections :...
. The sealing of the route was commenced in 1950 and only completed in April 2009. A large part of the Bylong Valley Way route lies between the Wollemi and Goulburn River National Parks, with majestic scenery and rich animal and bird life the route is becoming popular with weekend travellers. Business associations and local governments in the area are promoting the journey to develop the tourist potential. With the completion of the work Rylstone has seen a steady increase in tourists visiting its cafes, pubs, and bed and breakfast establishments. A route is now available from Sydney through the 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...
and return to Sydney via Rylstone providing a tourist loop.
Mining and exploration
The Rylstone area is rich in natural mineral resources including coal, it is located on the western coalfield which extends from near Lithgow to Rylstone. Rylstone is an undeveloped coal resource and one of the last to be exploited. Charbon Coal Mine is a working mine approximately 10 km to the south of Rylstone. Large reserves of coal are known to exist, which is mostly thermal coal suitable for local coal-fired power stations. The NSW Minerals Department states that this resource will be allocated for developed in the short term future.Cement is produced at the nearby Kandos Cement Works using limestone and clay raw materials from a mine situated 5 km to the east of Kandos.
Recent explorations have revealed prospective deposits of rare earth element
Rare earth element
As defined by IUPAC, rare earth elements or rare earth metals are a set of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table, specifically the fifteen lanthanides plus scandium and yttrium...
s, a company is proposing further analysis of these mineral deposits.
District events
The Rylstone and District Agricultural Show happens late February each year. The RDAS was formed and the first show was held in 17 April 1937. Prior to this the Rylstone Horticultural Society formed 1 August 1892 ran shows with the first show occurring 9 November 1892.The Rylstone Street Feast is a food and wine event that occurs each November. Rylstone main street is closed and tables and stalls are setup along the street. The event showcases the regions produce.
Climate
Rylstone does not have a local weather station so the statistics are taken from the Mudgee weather station (approximately 42 km north west). Average temperatures range between 15 and 40 degrees Celsius in the summer (December - February) and -3 and 15 degrees Celsius in the winter (June–August). The average annual rainfall is 674.4 millimetres (26.6 in).Access
Vehicle- From the Hunter ValleyHunter ValleyThe 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...
travel west along the Golden HighwayGolden HighwayThe 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....
and turn onto the Bylong Valley WayBylong Valley WayBylong Valley Way is a New South Wales country road linking the Golden Highway near Sandy Hollow to the Castlereagh Highway near Ilford. It is named after the Bylong Valley, through which the road passes.- Connections :...
1 km before Sandy HollowSandy Hollow, New South WalesSandy Hollow is a small rural town in New South Wales, Australia in Muswellbrook Shire. The town is located on the Golden Highway in the far west of the Upper Hunter Valley region, about 260 km north of Sydney....
. - From IlfordIlford, New South WalesIlford is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Western Regional Council. It is named after the small English town of Ilford , where the founders of this town came from. It is situated around 220 km north west of Sydney. It is located on the Castlereagh Highway, which is...
travel 2 km north along the Castlereagh HighwayCastlereagh HighwayThe Castlereagh Highway is a state highway in New South Wales, Australia, also extending some kilometres into Queensland. It has been given the route number 55. The highway was recently extended past Gilgandra to include state route 86...
and turn onto the Bylong Valley WayBylong Valley WayBylong Valley Way is a New South Wales country road linking the Golden Highway near Sandy Hollow to the Castlereagh Highway near Ilford. It is named after the Bylong Valley, through which the road passes.- Connections :...
.
Road/Rail
- A CountryLinkCountryLinkCountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and into Queensland and Victoria. It is an operating brand of the Rail Corporation New South Wales, a government-owned entity...
coach service operates each way daily connecting with a CityrailCityRailCityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...
Interurban train service at Lithgow to Sydney
Air
- The nearest commercial air services are operated from Mudgee AirportMudgee AirportMudgee Airport is an airport in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia. The airport is frequently used for technical training.-Airlines and destinations:*Aeropelican Commercial Helicopters runs charter and scenic flights from the airport as well....
(56 km by road) and are provided by AeropelicanAeropelican Air ServicesAeropelican Air Services Pty Ltd is a regional airline based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Its main base is Newcastle Airport , with a hub at Sydney Airport.- History :...
See also
Nearby towns and villages- KandosKandos, New South WalesKandos is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Western Regional Council. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way. At the 2006 census, Kandos had a population of 1,306 people.The main non-agricultural industry is the production of cement...
- Mudgee
- Lue
- Clandulla
- Charbon
- BylongBylong, New South WalesBylong is a village in New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Western Regional Council. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way.The area is home to numerous horse studs...
- IlfordIlford, New South WalesIlford is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Western Regional Council. It is named after the small English town of Ilford , where the founders of this town came from. It is situated around 220 km north west of Sydney. It is located on the Castlereagh Highway, which is...
Related Wikipedia sites
- Electoral district of RylstoneElectoral district of RylstoneRylstone was a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 from part of Mudgee and named after and including Rylstone. It was abolished in 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation.-Members for...
Other Rylstone related links
- Boer War Hero, Lieutenant W.V. Dowling, resident of Rylstone
- Anzac (Dardanelles) Hero from Rylstone, Captain Edward Dawson, Killed in action at Lone Pine, central Anzac, on 6–8 August 1915, aged 35. Grave: Lone Pine cemetery
- Anzac (Dardanelles) Hero from Rylstone, Alfred Robbins Died in hospital in Greece from wounds received at Gallipoli 30 June 1915, aged 35.