Yerranderie, New South Wales
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Yerranderrie is a ghost town
located near Kanangra-Boyd National Park
of New South Wales
, Australia
in Wollondilly Shire.
by the establishment of the Warragamba Dam
and Lake Burragorang
in 1959. The Yerranderie Post Office opened on 1 November 1899 and closed in 1958.
It is now divided into two sections, the residential township adjacent to a private airstrip and the historic site 1 km further west. The area is surrounded by abandoned mine shafts and mining relics. Accessible mainly by dirt road from Oberon, New South Wales
70 km to the west, although there is a seldom used route through Oakdale
to the east. Aircraft also occasionally fly out from Camden Airport. The township was established on the slopes north of the Yerranderrie Peak, which is the remains of a volcanic dyke and the source of the mineral wealth of the area. Yerranderrie is taken from two local Aboriginal words meaning slope and summit.
Yerranderie was the location for the longest strike in Australian history, which is still unbeaten today.
The town was bought by Valerie Anne Lhuede, who tried to develop it as a tourist centre and total environment project. The old post office is now known as The Lodge and serves as a guest house. Other restored buildings include two miners cottages as well as several shops. The caretakers live in Krubi Cottage nearby.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
located near Kanangra-Boyd National Park
Kanangra-Boyd National Park
Kanangra-Boyd is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 100 km west of Sydney. It lies to the southwest of and is contiguous with the Blue Mountains National Park, and is part of the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site ....
of New South Wales
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...
in Wollondilly Shire.
History
Yerranderie was formerly a silver mining town of 2000 people, but the mining industry collapsed in 1927, and the town was cut off from direct access from SydneySydney
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...
by the establishment of the Warragamba Dam
Warragamba Dam
Warragamba Dam is the primary water source for the Australian city of Sydney. It is approximately to the west of Sydney on the Warragamba River, a tributary of the Hawkesbury River, and impounds Lake Burragorang.- Overview :...
and Lake Burragorang
Lake Burragorang
Lake Burragorang is the water storage impounded by Warragamba Dam. It collects the waters of the Coxs, Kowmung, Nattai, Wingecarribee, and Wollondilly Rivers. It is the major water storage for Sydney, Australia...
in 1959. The Yerranderie Post Office opened on 1 November 1899 and closed in 1958.
It is now divided into two sections, the residential township adjacent to a private airstrip and the historic site 1 km further west. The area is surrounded by abandoned mine shafts and mining relics. Accessible mainly by dirt road from Oberon, New South Wales
Oberon, New South Wales
-See also:*Oberon Correctional Centre*Mount Trickett*Mount Bindo*Shooters Hill-External links:***...
70 km to the west, although there is a seldom used route through Oakdale
Oakdale
-United Kingdom:*Oakdale, Caerphilly*Oakdale, Dorset*Oakdale, North Yorkshire*Oakdale, Surrey-United States:* Oakdale, California* Oakdale, Connecticut* Oakdale, Illinois* Oakdale, Iowa* Oakdale, Louisiana...
to the east. Aircraft also occasionally fly out from Camden Airport. The township was established on the slopes north of the Yerranderrie Peak, which is the remains of a volcanic dyke and the source of the mineral wealth of the area. Yerranderrie is taken from two local Aboriginal words meaning slope and summit.
Yerranderie was the location for the longest strike in Australian history, which is still unbeaten today.
The town was bought by Valerie Anne Lhuede, who tried to develop it as a tourist centre and total environment project. The old post office is now known as The Lodge and serves as a guest house. Other restored buildings include two miners cottages as well as several shops. The caretakers live in Krubi Cottage nearby.
See also
- Blue Mountains