Bathurst New South Wales
Location of Bathurst in New South Wales (red)
Population:	37,001
Established:	1815
Postcode:	2795
Elevation:	650 m
Location:	279 km from Sydney
LGA:	Bathurst Regional Council
State District:	Bathurst
Federal Division:	Macquarie
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall 19.8 °C 68 °F 6.7 °C 44 °F 631.7 mm 24.9 in

Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council Local Government Area. It has a population of 37,001 (2005). It is the oldest inland settlement in Australia. “NSW” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (977x733, 44 KB) Summary Shows location of Bathurst marked in red in the Australian state of w:New South Wales. ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... “km” redirects here. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Map of Local Government Areas in New South Wales Types of LGAs in New South Wales The Local Government Areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas. ... Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Bathurst is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Macquarie is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ... This article is about the unit of length. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ...

Bathurst is a regional services centre, the home of one of the campuses of Charles Sturt University, and a tourism centre. It is a cathedral city, being the seat for the Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops of Bathurst. CD Blake Auditorium, Bathurst campus, CSU Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales. ... Cathedral city may refer to: Cathedral City, California A type of city in the United Kingdom A brand of Cheddar cheese manufactured by Dairy Crest Category: ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      This article...

Bathurst is best known for the Mount Panorama motor racing circuit, venue for the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race each February and the Bathurst 1000 motor race each October. It is also the home of wartime Labor Prime Minister Ben Chifley, who represented the area in the Federal Parliament and is buried in Bathurst. Mount Panorama Circuit Mount Panorama Circuit () is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... Joseph Benedict Chifley (22 September 1885 – 13 June 1951), Australian politician and 16th Prime Minister of Australia, was one of Australias most influential Prime Ministers. ...

Bathurst is unique in that it has a collection of house museums representing different periods of its history from first settlement to the 1970s. The house museums include Old Government Cottage, Abercrombie House, Miss Traill's House and Chifley Home. Abercrombie House was built in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia in the 1870s by the Stuart family who were Bathurst pioneers. ...

Public transport

A typical bus stop in the Bathurst region.

Bathurst Station is located ten minutes away from the city centre. It is serviced by CountryLink trains and buses to Sydney or Lithgow and Dubbo. Local bus services operate in the surrounding suburbs of Bathurst, with a bus interchange in Howick Street, opposite Stockland Bathurst. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 1. ... Bathurst Railway Station is a regional railway station on Main Western Line. ... CountryLink is the name given to the train and coach services that runs throughout regional areas in the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Lithgow is a city of approximately 12000 persons situated in central-west New South Wales, Australia. ... Dubbo is the largest population centre (population 38,000 as of 2004) and a Local Government Area in the central-west of New South Wales, Australia. ... Stockland Bathurst, as seen from the Great Western Highway (Durham Street). ...

Roads

Bathurst is a regional highway hub. Several roads including the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway, O'Connell Road to Oberon and Bathurst-Ilford Road all start in Bathurst. The Great Western Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia. ... The Mid-Western Highway is a State highway in New South Wales, Australia. ... The Mitchell Highway is a major rural highway in central and northern New South Wales, Australia. ... OConnell Road is a New South Wales country road linking Oberon to the regional highway hub of Bathurst, where several roads including the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and Bathurst-Ilford Road join. ... Oberon is a settlement of some 2500 people located on a chilly plateau, 1113 m above sea-level, 42 km south-east of Bathurst and 183 km west of Sydney. ... Bathurst to Illford Road is a New South Wales country road linking the Castlereagh Highway at Ilford to the regional highway hub of Bathurst, where several roads including the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway and Mitchell Highways and OConnell Road to Oberon join. ...

History

Bathurst Courthouse on Russell Street, built in 1880

Area of first settlement

Home of Ben Chifley, now a museum, in Busby Street Bathurst

The Bathurst area was originally occupied by the Wiradjuri Aboriginal peoples. The government surveyor George William Evans was the first European to sight the Bathurst Plains in 1813. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 283 pixel Image in higher resolution (3536 × 1253 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 283 pixel Image in higher resolution (3536 × 1253 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3258x965, 467 KB) Summary Photo taken and supplied by Brian Voon Yee Yap. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3258x965, 467 KB) Summary Photo taken and supplied by Brian Voon Yee Yap. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 685 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1621 × 1418 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 685 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1621 × 1418 pixel, file size: 1. ... The Wiradjuri (many other spellings; see below) are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales. ... George William Evans (January 5, 1780–October 16, 1852) was a surveyor and early explorer in the colony of New South Wales. ...

Bathurst was founded in 1815 on the orders of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, and is the oldest inland town in Australia. The name Bathurst comes from the surname of the British Colonial Secretary Lord Bathurst. It was intended to be the administrative centre of the western plains of New South Wales where orderly colonial settlement was planned. Major General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB (31 January 1762[1] – 1 July 1824), British military officer and colonial administrator, served as Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development... The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies. ... Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (22 May 1762 - 27 July 1834), the elder son of the second earl. ...

Local Wiradjuri groups under leaders such as Windradyne resisted the settlers until the Frontier Wars of the early 1820s ended the open conflict. The Wiradjuri (many other spellings; see below) are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

The initial settlement of Bathurst was on the eastern side of the river in 1816. It is in today's suburb of Kelso. Each of 10 men were granted 50 acres (200,000 m²), five were men new born in the colony and five were immigrants. These men were William Lee, Richard Mills, Thomas Kite, Thomas Swanbrooke, George Cheshire, John Abbott, John Blackman, James Blackman, John Neville and John Godden. In 1818 Governor Lachlan Macquarie stated in his diary: This morning I inspected 10 new settlers for Bathurst. I have agreed to grant each 50 acres (200,000 m²) of land, a servant, a cow, four bushels (141 litres) of wheat, an allotment in the new town, and to provide for them for 12 months from the King's stores. Holy Trinity Church Kelso is a suburb of Bathurst. ... This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Major General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB (31 January 1762[1] – 1 July 1824), British military officer and colonial administrator, served as Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development... This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. ... A servant is a person who is hired to provide regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. ... COW is an acronym for a number of things: Can of worms The COW programming language, an esoteric programming language. ... A bushel is a unit of volume, used (with somewhat different definitions) in the systems of Imperial units and agriculture. ... Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum T. timopheevii References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat Wheat For the indie rock group, see Wheat (band). ...

Bathurst's economy was transformed by the discovery of gold in 1851. It later became the centre of an important coal-mining and manufacturing region. The Main Western railway line from Sydney reached Bathurst in 1876. 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Main Western Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

In December 2001 the inaugural meeting of the biennial Australasian Ornithological Conference series, initiated and organised by the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, was held in Bathurst. Australasian Ornithological Conferences are biennial meetings of ornithologists that focus on the Australasian region and Antarctica. ... Australia The Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union was founded in 1901 to promote the study and conservation of the native bird species of Australia, making it the oldest national birding association of that country. ...

Significant people from or associated with Bathurst

• Windradyne (c.1788-1835), Wiradjuri Warrior
• Lord Bathurst (1762-1834), British politician
• Robert Gordon Edgell (1866-1948), founder of Edgells food processing^[1]
• Ben Chifley (1885-1951), Australian Prime Minister
• Kim Mackay (1902-1960), British Labour politician
• Bluey Wilkinson (1911-1940), Australian speedway rider, Individual World Champion in 1938^[2]
• Brian Booth (1933- ), test cricketer and Olympic hockey player
• Peter Brock (1945-2006), motor racing legend
• Peter O'Malley (1965- ), Australian professional golfer
• Matt Naylor (1983- ), Australian field hockey player
• Rodney Rude (? - ), stand-up comedian
• Andrew Denton (1960-), student of Mitchell College
• Amanda Keller (1962-), student of Mitchell College
• Archie Thompson (1978- ), soccer player; holds the all-time scoring record for the Australia A-League Soccer competition, and the world record for goals in an international match

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Radio Stations

Evans Bridge, crossing the Macquarie River, connecting Kelso and Bathurst.

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Bathurst-licensed stations

• 2BS 1503 AM (commercial)
• B-Rock FM 99.3 (commercial)
• 2MCE 92.3 (community)

2BS 1503AM Bathurst (known on air as 1503 2BS Gold) is a local Australia. ... B-Rock 99. ... 2MCE FM Bathurst is a local community radio station, located on the campus of Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Orange-licensed stations

• Star FM 105.9
• 2GZ FM 105.1
• 2EL 1089 AM
• ABC Central West 549 AM

Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. ... 2GZ is an Australian radio station, licensed to Orange, New South Wales. ... 2EL is an Australian radio station, owned by Bill Caraliss Broadcast Operations Group. ...

National or unknown stations

• Life FM 100.1 (Christian)
• Racing Radio 100.9
• Triple J 101.9/95.9
• Radio National 104.3/96.7
• Classic FM 102.7/97.5
• NewsRadio 98.3 (proposed)

Further information: List of Australian radio stations

For other uses, see JJJ. Triple J is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ... // List of Australian radio stations. ...

References

1. ^ simplot.com.au
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External links

• Bathurst Community Website
• Bathurst Regional Council
• National Motor Racing Museum
• Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
• Kelso High Campus: Denison Secondary College
• Off campus accommodation listings (Charles Sturt University)
  • Bathurst Board Accommodation List
  • Bathurst Shared Rental Accommodation List
  • Bathurst Rental Accommodation List

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