Capertee is a village 20km north of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia located on an elevated site (800 metres) above the Capertee valley. Situated on the Castlereagh Highway between Lithgow to Mudgee, Capertee is surrounded by National Parks, grazing land and coal mining. The Capertee Valley forms a part of the catchment area of the Hawkesbury River. “NSW” redirects here. ... 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. ... Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. ... 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 Calare is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Lithgow is a city of approximately 12000 persons situated in central-west New South Wales, Australia. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... National Route 55 State Route 86 The Castlereagh Highway is a state highway in New South Wales, Australia. ... Lithgow is a city of approximately 12000 persons situated in central-west New South Wales, Australia. ... Mudgee is a town in central New South Wales, Australia. ... The Protected Areas of New South Wales comprise 549 separate protected areas with a total land area of 49,533 km² (6. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

History

The town dates from the time of the establishment of the railway station in 1882. The station and several other extant buildings date from this period. Capertee has a public school, police station, public house (Royal Hotel) and a combined garage/shop/post office. Being an isolated community there is poor mobile coverage in the area. There is a community paper (published monthly) known as the Capertee Chronicle.

Tourist Attractions

Capertee is located in an area of great natural beauty and is popular with landscape painters, photographers and walkers. Bird watchers are attracted by the diverse birdlife in the area. One 'destination' bird is the rare Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyza phrygia). Pearson's Lookout located 2km south of the town offers panoramic views of Capertee valley. Binomial name Xanthomyza phrygia (Shaw, 1794) The Regent Honeyeater, Xanthomyza phrygia, is an endangered Australian bird. ...

Railway

Capertee was a temporary terminus of a railway branch line from Wallerawang on the Main Western railway line. When the line was extended to Mudgee, there was no flat ground on which to build a crossing loop, so Capertee ended up with an unusual dead-end crossing siding instead. The line still operates although the railway station is closed. The Main Western Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. ... Mudgee is a town in central New South Wales, Australia. ... A crossing loop is a place on a single line railway where trains in opposing directions can cross each other. ...

Reference

The Story of Capertee by Bruce Jefferys (available from the Capertee shop)

Links

Bird watching in the Capertee area. http://www.bmbirding.com.au/valley2.html

See also

• Ben Bullen
• Cullen Bullen
• Glen Davis
• Ilford
• Lithgow
• Mudgee

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