Lyndhurst, New South Wales
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| Lyndhurst New South Wales |
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 Lyndhurst with Royal Hotel in the background |
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| Postcode: | 2797 |
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| LGA: | Blayney Shire |
| State District: | Bathurst |
| Federal Division: | Calare |
Lyndhurst is a small village in New South Wales, Australia in Blayney Shire. It is 4 kilometres west of Mandurama or about 269 km west of Sydney and 63 km south-west of Bathurst just off the Mid-Western Highway New South Wales. Once serving as the major centre for basic goods and needs to the nearby Junction Reefs goldfields - which is still a working mine.
Lyndhurst is in fact most significant for being one of the ten areas (including Albury, Armidale, Bombala, Dalgety, Lake George, Orange, Tooma, Tumut and Yass-Canberra) shortlisted in 1908 as a site for the Australian Capital Territory [1].
[edit] Lyndhurst Today
Lyndhurst today boasts the still functioning Royal Hotel, the Post Office which resides in the old bakery building, a service station, and general store. The Lyndhurst Rodeo is held annually in February at the Lyndhurst Sports Ground.
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