Bethungra, New South Wales

Bethungra is a locality in Junee Shire in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia situated on the Olympic Highway about 13 kilometres northeast of Illabo and 24 kilometres southwest of Cootamundra.[3]

Bethungra
New South Wales
Entering Bethungra
Bethungra
Coordinates34°46′0″S 147°51′0″E
Population164 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2590
Elevation310 m (1,017 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Junee Shire
CountyClarendon
State electorate(s)Cootamundra
Federal Division(s)Riverina

History

Bethungra Post Office opened on 1 December 1875.[4]

Just to the north of the town lies the Bethungra Spiral, a rail spiral built on the Main South railway line to ease the gradients when the line was duplicated between 1941 and 1946. A railway station was located in the town between 1878 and the 1980s, and has now been demolished.[5]

In 1885, an accident occurred near Bethungra when a train derailed at a washed away culvert, killing five persons.

Heritage listings

Bethungra has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bethungra (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Bethungra". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  4. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. Bethungra station. NSWrail.net, accessed 29 August 2009.
  6. "Bethungra Spiral". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01026. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

Media related to Bethungra at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station Former Services Following station
Illabo
towards Albury
Main Southern Line Frampton
towards Sydney
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