Telegraph Point, New South Wales
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Telegraph Point is a small village on the North Coast of New South Wales
, Australia
. It is located on the Pacific Highway
north of Port Macquarie, and on the North Coast railway line
. The Wilson River
passes beside the village. At the 2006 census
, Telegraph Point had a population of 674 people.
The name derives from the telegraph line which crossed the river in 1869. The river played an important role in the logging
of the surrounding forests and there are the remains of several old wharves to be seen, the best-preserved of which is on the south bank beside the traffic bridge
in Log Wharf Reserve.
Telegraph Point Public School is a primary school from k to grade six..
Local activities include waterskiing, mountain bike
riding, bush walking, four-wheel-driving, camping
, swimming, rock hopping in streams and creeks and picnic
king. The village lies between two areas of state forest
. South of the village is Cairncross State Forest, while to the north is Ballengarra State Forest.
A railway station was located in the town between 1917 and 1983.
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...
. It is located on the Pacific Highway
Pacific Highway (Australia)
The Pacific Highway is a major transport route along part of the east coast of Australia and is part of Australia's national route 1.It is 960 km long and links Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, to Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, along the coast, via Gosford, Newcastle, Taree, Port...
north of Port Macquarie, and on the North Coast railway line
North Coast railway line, New South Wales
The North Coast Line is the primary rail route in the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers regions of New South Wales, and forms a major part of the Sydney-Brisbane rail corridor....
. The Wilson River
Wilson River (New South Wales)
The Wilson River is a river in northern New South Wales. It is tributary of the Maria River.-References:...
passes beside the village. 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,...
, Telegraph Point had a population of 674 people.
The name derives from the telegraph line which crossed the river in 1869. The river played an important role in the logging
Logging
Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks.In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used in a narrow sense concerning the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard...
of the surrounding forests and there are the remains of several old wharves to be seen, the best-preserved of which is on the south bank beside the traffic bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
in Log Wharf Reserve.
Telegraph Point Public School is a primary school from k to grade six..
Local activities include waterskiing, mountain bike
Mountain bike
A mountain bike or mountain bicycle is a bicycle created for off-road cycling. This activity includes traversing of rocks and washouts, and steep declines,...
riding, bush walking, four-wheel-driving, camping
Camping
Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights outdoors, usually at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, caravan, motorhome, cabin, a primitive structure, or no...
, swimming, rock hopping in streams and creeks and picnic
Picnic
In contemporary usage, a picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors , ideally taking place in a beautiful landscape such as a park, beside a lake or with an interesting view and possibly at a public event such as before an open air theatre performance,...
king. The village lies between two areas of state forest
State forest
A state forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign state.The precise application of the term varies by jurisdiction...
. South of the village is Cairncross State Forest, while to the north is Ballengarra State Forest.
A railway station was located in the town between 1917 and 1983.