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Batlow (35°31′S 148°09′E; post code: 2730) is a town in New South Wales, Australia, on the edge of the Great Dividing Range, 725 m above sea level. Capital Sydney Government Const. ...
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Tumut is a town and local government area area in New South Wales, Australia, roughly 4 hours south-west of Sydney. ...
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Main street of Tumbarumba Tumbarumba (postcode: 2653, ) is a small town and Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia, about 500 kilometers southwest of Sydney. ...
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The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ...
Batlow is well known for its apples, supplying 2 million cases per year from about 75 growers in the district to the Australian market, and also grows cherries and stone fruit. The town's main landmark, the "Big Apple", stands testament to the orchards which have been vital to the town's economy for over 150 years.
History
Prior to European settlement the Wiradjuri people lived in the Batlow area. Hamilton Hume and William Hovell were the first Europeans to explore the area in 1824, en route to Port Phillip Bay. The Wiradjuri, or Wiradhuri, are an indigenous people of Australia, who speak the Aboriginal language of that name. ...
Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume (19 June 1797-19 April 1873) was an Australian explorer. ...
William Hilton Hovell (April 26, 1786 - November 9, 1875) was an English explorer of Australia. ...
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When gold was discovered in the area in 1854, a small settlement called Reedy Creek was established as a supply point and service centre for the mining area, and a Mr Batlow surveyed a townsite nearby. The gold deposits were quickly exhausted, but farmers found the area better suited to a variety of crops, so the mining supply point was moved and the current township established around 1855. Fruit trees and timber quickly became the main sources of income for the town, and in 1910 the townsite was gazetted.
In 1923, the first cool stores in New South Wales were constructed in the town, and at the same time a railway was built from nearby Tumut, which facilitated the town's trade with Sydney and beyond, even supplying troops with dehydrated fruit and vegetables during World War II.[1] Tumut is a town and local government area area in New South Wales, Australia, roughly 4 hours south-west of Sydney. ...
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Geography Batlow is located west of Canberra, but is not close (~225 km) in road terms due to the Great Dividing Range between them. The nearest city is Wagga, while three towns are within 40 km: Tumut (NE), Adelong (NW) and Tumbarumba (S). For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ...
The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ...
It has been suggested that Sturt Mall be merged into this article or section. ...
Tumut is a town and local government area area in New South Wales, Australia, roughly 4 hours south-west of Sydney. ...
Main street of Tumbarumba Tumbarumba (postcode: 2653, ) is a small town and Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia, about 500 kilometers southwest of Sydney. ...
The countryside around Batlow is a plateau of rolling hills situated just under 1000 m. Being on the inside edge of the Great Dividing Range, Batlow receives all of the precipitation that has not fallen previously, which is a modest 1000 mm per year due to the large distances from the ocean. The cold winters combined with the higher rainfall and good soils make an excellent apple growing climate.
Present day Batlow is an agricultural town offering services and facilities to the surrounding area, including two primary schools and a high school, a library (with telecentre), a hall and several stores and small businesses. The Batlow Fruit Co-operative, trading since 1923, is based in the town. A telecentre is a public place where people can access computers, the Internet and other technologies that help them gather information and communicate with others at the same time as they develop digital skills. ...
Batlow's economy turns around the production of apples for the fresh food market. Some revenue is also obtained from other agricultural exploitations and timber from the large soft- and hardwood plantations. There is a strong influx of seasonal labour for the harvesting of fruit from March to April. A smaller influx occurs at thinning time in December.
The 43,000 ha Bago State Forest between Batlow and Tumbarumba contains stands of alpine ash and radiata pine. A hectare (symbol ha) is a unit of area, equal to 10,000 square metres, commonly used for measuring land area. ...
Main street of Tumbarumba Tumbarumba (postcode: 2653, ) is a small town and Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia, about 500 kilometers southwest of Sydney. ...
See also Giant Pineapple, Nambour, Queensland Locations of many of Australias Big Things The Big Things of Australia are a loosely related set of large structures or sculptures representing much smaller objects which pertain to the area in which they are located. ...
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