Glenreagh, New South Wales

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Glenreagh is a small town in Clarence Valley Council on the North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It had a population of 280 in 2001, including 10 indigenous people (3.6%) and 22 foreign born people (7.9%).[1]

It is on the North Coast railway line, completed to Glenreagh in 1915. A picturesque branch was opened from Glenreagh to Dorrigo in 1924, but was difficult to maintain due to the steep terrain and high rainfall and it was closed in 1972 after a washaway. The Glenreagh to Ulong section is proposed for reopening as a heritage tourist railway by the Glenreagh Mountain Railway.

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Glenreagh (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.

Coordinates: 30°03′S 152°59′E / -30.05, 152.983


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