| Kelso New South Wales |
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Kelso, as seen from the Bathurst side of Evans Bridge, crossing the Macquarie River |
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Kelso
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| Population: | 6,297 (2006 census)[1] |
| Established: | 1918 |
| Postcode: | 2795 |
| Elevation: | 660 m (2,165 ft) |
| LGA: | Bathurst Regional Council |
| State District: | Bathurst |
| Federal Division: | Macquarie |
Kelso is a suburb of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, in the Bathurst Regional Council area.
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Kelso was the original European settlement in the area. In 1816, the initial settlement of Bathurst was established on the eastern banks of the Macquarie River, in current-day Kelso. The first ten farmers in Kelso were each given 50 acres (20 ha); five were new born colonials and five were immigrants.[2]
Holy Trinity Church was the first inland church in Australia. It was built in 1835 to serve the Anglican parish of Kelso. It was the first Australian church consecrated by a bishop. The church has a close association with early settlment west of the Great Dividing Range. The church is surrounded by an historical cemetery, which contains many of the Kelso/Bathurst district's pioneers.[3]
Opening in 1976 and formally known as Kelso High School, the Kelso High Campus makes up the Denison College of Secondary Education along with Bathurst High Campus.