Location of Glen Innes in New South Wales (red)

Glen Innes is a town and Local Government Area in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia with a population of approximately 6200. Glen Innes is located on the New England Highway and the Gwydir Highway. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (977x733, 44 KB) Summary Shows location of w: Glenn Innes, New South Wales marked in red in the Australian state of w:New South Wales. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (977x733, 44 KB) Summary Shows location of w: Glenn Innes, New South Wales marked in red in the Australian state of w:New South Wales. ... 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. ... The New England region of Australia, here showing Mt Duval Approximate location of New England within New South Wales; red a narrow definition, yellow a broader definition New England is the name given to a region in the north of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... National Highway 15 follows New England Highway is just off Newcastle and continues through Cunningham Highway in Queensland to Brisbane National Route 42 See also: New England Interstate Highways, a system of numbered highways in New England, USA, from 1922 to 1927. ... National Route 38 The Gwydir Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia. ...

The town is 1070 metres AHD with an average annual rainfall of about 800 mm and home to Brendan 'Tex' Dwyer, some say the future Mayor of Glen Innes. The Australian Height Datum is a theoretical reference surface (datum) for altitude measurement in Australia. ...

Tin was first discovered at Emmaville in 1872 and Glen Innes became the centre of a mining bonanza during the late 1800’s. Other nearby villages are: Deepwater, Torrington, Ben Lomond, Wellingrove and Glencoe.

The centre of the town retains some of its federation buildings and the owners have painted these buildings in the colours pertaining to this era.

Among the many attractions of this area are the extensive Land of the Beardies History Museum, the town parks, fishing, fossicking areas, Gibraltar Range National Park, several waterfalls, the Standing Stones, which are large monoliths and World Heritage listed Washpool National Park.

The Glen Innes Magpies are the pride of the Town, and their single win in the 2006 Group 19 premiership was heavily celebrated. However great controversy arose when Gary Jones allegedly stole and ate the entire bag of team jerseys. The Magpies, led by the ultimate halfback Brendan Dwyer is looking to enter the National League and turn Meade Park into a 50,000 seat stadium. But this is subject to council funding.

There are at least three churches, including the Cameron Memorial United Church.

Annual events include: Minerama, a gem and mineral festival; the Australian Celtic Festival, Land of the Beardies Festival, Pastoral and Agricultural Show and also horse racing, the prestigous Glen Innes Cup rivaling the likes of the Melbourne Cup.

Glen Innes was the birthplace of writer D'Arcy Niland and High Court judge Edward McTiernan DArcy Niland (1919 - 1967) was the Australian author of several novels and short stories. ... Sir Edward Aloysius McTiernan (February 16, 1892 - January 9, 1990) was an Australian jurist, lawyer and politician. ...

See also

• Glen Innes Correctional Centre

Coordinates: 29°43′S 151°45′E The Glen Innes Correctional Centre is a minimum security Australian male prison located 40kms from Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...