Belanglo State Forest is a planted forest in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is located south of Berrima in the Southern Highlands, three kilometres west of the Hume Highway between Sydney and Canberra. The forest is owned by the New South Wales Government and contains some of the earliest pine plantings in the state. The public has free access to the forest. Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Historic courthouse in Berrima Berrima is a town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Southern Highlands is a geographical area in New South Wales, Australia, southwest of Sydney. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Hume Highway (also known as the Hume Freeway) is one of the most important roads in Australia, linking the countrys two largest cities - Sydney and Melbourne. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... Canberra is the capital of the Commonwealth of Australia and, with a population of just over 323,000, is also Australias largest inland city. ... The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then. ... Jump to: navigation, search Species About 115. ...
In 1992 and 1993, seven skeletons were found in the Forest, in what was described by media as The Backpacker Murders and was considered to be the work of a serial killer. Eventually, Ivan Milat was convicted of the murders in 1995. Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Backpacker murders is a term to describe the murders that had led to the discovery of seven skeletons in the Australian state of New South Waless Belangalo State Forest. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Ivan Milat (born Ivan Robert Marko Milat) is the serial killer who was found guilty of the 1990s backpacker murders in New South Wales, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Forests New South Wales - Southern Highlands information (pdf document)
The bodies of seven missing young people were discovered partly buried in the BelangloStateForest, 15 kilometres south west of the town of Berrima, New South Wales.
On 1 November 1993 a skull was found by police sergeant Jeff Trichter in a clearing in the forest that was later identified as that of Simone Schmidl from Munich, Germany.
Police learned he had served prison time and in 1971 had been charged with the abduction of two women and the rape of one of them, although the charges were later dropped.
Head into most Stateforests during the week and you will hear more or less what you expect to hear in the bush - a few bird calls and the sighing of the wind in the trees.
The forest was host to the second round of the Exide Batteries Series, and with drainage mounds all part of the challenge, the competitors were as much in the air as they were on the ground.
StateForests took particular care to ensure that native wildlife, including the malleefowl that nest in the forest, were not affected by the rally.
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