Stroud, New South Wales

Stroud New South Wales
Stroud Town Centre
Stroud
Coordinates	32°24′0″S 151°58′0″E / 32.40000°S 151.96667°E / -32.40000; 151.96667Coordinates: 32°24′0″S 151°58′0″E / 32.40000°S 151.96667°E / -32.40000; 151.96667
Population	669 (2006 census)^[1]
Established	1820s
Postcode(s)	2425
Location	213 km (132 mi) N of Sydney 74 km (46 mi) N of Newcastle 27 km (17 mi) e of Dungog
LGA(s)	Great Lakes Council
State electorate(s)	Upper Hunter
Federal Division(s)	Paterson

Stroud Clock Tower

Stroud is a small country town one hour north of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Great Lakes Council area. The major road through Stroud is the Bucketts Way. At the 2006 census, Stroud had a population of 669.^[1]

The township of Stroud can trace its beginning back to the late 1820s when it became the headquarters for a public funded company known as the Australian Agricultural Company (A. A. Company). In 1824, this company received a grant of one million acres (4,000 km²) of land between Port Stephens and the Manning River. This land was to be used for agriculture.

Stroud was a self-contained village by 1832 and, as early as 1836, the Company's storehouses and much of the convict labour force were located there. By 1850, it had become the Company's headquarters. Land was subdivided for private settlement in 1849, with settlers arriving from England the following year to take up land grants there.

Many fine buildings were constructed at Stroud. Some of these are still in use today: Stroud House (1827–32); St John's Church (1833) and Quambi School House (late 1830s). Also worthy of mention are the underground grain silos, built by the A. A. Company for the storage of grain.

Sport

In 2007 the Stroud Raiders a men's football team reformed. With strong performances through the year the Raiders were the Minor and Major Premiers for 2007. There is also a women's football (soccer) team called the Supercats. Stroud also has a cricket team. These teams share the Stroud Showground. Stroud has four tennis courts which are home to the Stroud Tennis Club and a twenty five metre pool which is usually open from October to April. Golf and bowls are played at the Stroud and District Country Club.^[2]

Events

The Stroud Show is usually the first weekend after Easter.

The Stroud International Brick and Pin Throwing Contest is usually held on a Saturday in July . This coincides with the same event in three other Strouds: Oklahoma , Gloucestershire and Ontario.

The Stroud Rodeo is usually the third weekend in September.

Retreats and conferences are held at the Franciscan Monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary.^[3]

Education

Stroud has a primary school which was established in 1884.

Railways

It was not possible for the North Coast railway line to serve Stroud. A railway station was established at Stroud Road but this is now closed and the nearest station is at Dungog.

Twin town

Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Stroud (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
↑ http://www.stroudcountryclub.org.au/
↑ http://www.themonasterystroud.org.au/

External links

"Karuah River and Great Lakes catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

Towns, suburbs and localities of Great Lakes Council, in the Hunter & Mid North Coast Regions, New South Wales

Towns, suburbs and localities	Alderley Alderley Creek Allworth Bennetts Head Blueys Beach Bombah Point Boolambayte Boomerang Beach Booral Booti Booti Bulahdelah Bulby Brush Bundabah Bungwahl Bunyah Bunyah Upper Burgess Beach Burraduc Cape Hawke Carrington Charlottes Bay Clareval Coolongolook Coomba Coomba Bay Coomba Park Craven Crawford River Cureeki Creek Darawank Dewrang Dirty Creek Dungog Elizabeth Beach Failford Fernhill Forster Forster Keys Forster Waters Friendship Key Gereeba Island Girvan Green Point Hawks Nest Johnsons Creek Karuah Legges Camp Lime Kiln Limeburners Creek Markwell Mayers Flat Milbrook Mill Creek Upper Minimbah Monkerai Mungo Brush Myall Lakes Myall Upper Nabiac Nerong New Forster Newells Creek Nooroo North Arm Cove North Pindimar Nugra Nugramudgee Pacific Palms Pindimar Pioneer Park Pipers Bay Rosenthal Sandbar Seal Rocks Smiths Lake South Pindimar Stroud Stroud Road Sugarloaf Point Tahlee Tamboy Tarbuck Bay Tea Gardens Telegherry Terreel The Branch Tiona Topi Topi Tuncurry Upper Karuah River Upper Monkerai Violet Hill Wallamba Island Wallingat Wallingat River Wallis Island Wallis Lake Wards River Warranulla Washpool Wattley Hill Weismantels Whoota Willina Winda Woppa Wootton Yagon Yagon Beach

Rivers and other waterways	Coolongolook River Crawford River Karuah River Manning River Mammy Johnsons River Myall Lakes Myall River Smiths Lake Telegherry River The Branch River Wallamba River Wallingat River Wallis Lake Wards River

National parks	Booti Booti Ghin-Doo-Ee Myall Lakes Wallingat

Other places and points of interest	Broughton Island Cape Hawke Mitchells Island Oxley Island Port Stephens Singing Bridge Tahlee historic property Tops to Myall Heritage Trail

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