Kempsey is a town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia in Kempsey Shire Council. It is located 15 kilometres inland from the coast of the Pacific Ocean where the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line cross the Macleay River. It is roughly 450 kilometres north of Sydney. “NSW” redirects here. ... 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. ... (Redirected from 1 m) To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between one metre and ten metres. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... 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. ... Kempsey Shire Council is a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Oxley 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 Commonwealth Electoral Division of Lyne is an Australian electoral division located in the State of 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). ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... 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. ... A country region in the north east of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... Kempsey Shire Council is a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The North Coast Line is a primary rail route on the North Coast of New South Wales, and forms a major part of the route between Sydney and Brisbane. ... The Macleay River is a major river in the North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

Kempsey today

Despite a period of economic stagnation in past decades compared to nearby coastal centres of growth, Kempsey has a growing local economy based on tourism, farming and service industries. As a local centre it has many shops and services including three major supermarkets, a department store and fast food chain stores. A large industrial estate is located in South Kempsey and is the site of the Akubra hat factory and former King Gee clothing company. The Akubra hat is a distinctive part of Australian culture. ...

A Coles Supermarket development has just been approved in Kempsey and will be situated where the Tattersals Hotel and various small businesses were in Little Belgrave Street. It will consist of a Coles supermarket, a Target Country (see Target (Australia)), 12 specialty stores, and a large cafe. ^{[citation needed]} The name Coles has many meanings: Coles in business: Coles Supermarkets is a supermarket chain in Australia Coles Myer, owner of the Coles supermarket chain. ... Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian company that operates over 350 Target department stores in its chain. ...

Growing industries include wineries and nut production. Kempsey is a service centre for the coastal resorts of South West Rocks, Arakoon, Hat Head, and Crescent Head, which are popular places for retirement and holiday-makers alike. South West Rocks is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, near the mouth of the Macleay River. ... Arakoon, New South Wales, Australia, in Kempsey Shire. ... Hat Head, a coastal town on the eastern Mid Nth Coast of NSW, about 450km north of Sydney. ... Crescent Head is a sleepy beach-side community 446km north of Sydney, near Kempsey in New South Wales. ...

Kempsey has a variety of schools both large and small, government and independent. The three high schools are Kempsey High School (government) located in West Kempsey largely servicing students living north of the Macleay, Melville High School (government) in South Kempsey servicing those south of the river and the beachside communities, and St Paul's College (Catholic). Lobby groups are currently campaigning for a high school to be built at South West Rocks, despite the demographic projections of an ageing population.

Government buildings such as the council chambers, library and several offices - are located west of the North Coast Railway line in West Kempsey. This area is not subject to the flooding that the CBD occasionally sees and is seen as a second business district with a variety of businesses and banking facilities.

Kempsey is the birthplace of the famous country singer Slim Dusty. during his lifetime of touring Australia Slim was an infrequent visitor to his "home town" for reasons unknown. ^{[citation needed]} This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

History

The indigenous inhabitants of the Macleay Valley are the Dunghutti People. The Dunghutti are the indigenous Australian people from around Kempsey, New South Wales. ...

Enoch William Rudder is credited with founding the settlement. He arrived from Birmingham in 1834 and bought land on the southern bank of the river in 1836, at what was then the limit of authorized settlement (the boundary of County Macquarie). He was initially attracted by redcedar cutting opportunities but planned also to profit by selling parts of his land. He had riverside blocks surveyed and established a private town, with the first blocks sold in November 1836. He called it Kempsey because the surrounding areas reminded him of the Kempsey Valley in Worcestershire. The collapse in redcedar prices in the early 1840s nearly led to the failure of the town.^{[4] [5]} Birmingham (pron. ... Year 1834 (MDCCCXXXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... species (Toona australis - Australian Redcedar, usually included in ) Toona calantas - kalantas Toona ciliata - toon, suren Toona sinensis - timber is known as suren, sometimes grown as an ornamental without an accepted common name. ... Kempsey is a village in Worcestershire, England. ... // First use of general anesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long The first electrical telegraph sent by Samuel Morse on May 24, 1844 from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.. First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi, Northland New Zealand. ...

The main (and most flood-prone) part of Kempsey was founded by John Verge, sub-dividing a grant on the flood-plain opposite Rudder's settlement. In 1854 a government town was surveyed at West Kempsey and government facilities moved there when it became clear that no town would form around the police station and courthouse at Belgrave Falls. Rudder's settlement was re-named East Kempsey. 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Kempsey initially flourished as a centre for logging and sawmilling. Large reserves of Australian redcedar Toona australis, sold in Britain and the USA as 'Brazilian mahogany') were extracted down until the 1920s, and with greater difficulty until the 1960s, by which time the resource was effectively exhausted. Dairying was the major industry in the area until the 1960s, with a Nestlé Milo factory at nearby Smithtown, and several cheese and butter factories. The area now subsists on a declining beef industry and tourism. Milo differs among regions, as is seen in this side-by-side comparison of Milo from New Zealand and Ghana. ... Smithtown ([1]) is a small town on the banks of the Macleay River in New South Wales, Australia. ...

Floods

Geographically, Kempsey stretches out around long loop of the Macleay River at the top of the flood-plain. It is famous for its floods. The 1949 flood was particularly destructive, having washed a large part of the town centre away when the railway viaduct which was acting as a dam-wall due a build-up of debris against the railway bridge gave way. The area most affected by this flood is now the site of playing fields. The shire council has a policy of buying up land in areas designated as flood plains and many houses have been transported to higher ground in recent years. Other major floods occurred in 1950, 1963 and 2001. The Macleay River is a major river in the North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Famous People raised from Kempsey

• Slim Dusty, singer.
• Greg Inglis, rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm.
• Jolene Anderson, All Saints actress and It Takes Two contestant.

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Radio Stations

• 2MC FM 106.7 (commercial)
• Star FM 105.1 (commercial)
• Easy Listening 531 AM (commercial)
• ABC Mid North Coast 684 AM/92.3 FM
• JJJ 91.5 FM/96.3 FM
• Classic FM 97.9 FM/98.7 FM
• Radio National 99.5 FM/97.1 FM
• Racing Radio 101.5 FM
• 2WET 103.1 FM (community)

References

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External links

• Kempsey Shire Council Homepage
• Colonial Court Motor Inn - Riverside accommodation Kempsey
• Macleay Valley Coast Tourist Information Site
• Macleay Valley Newspaper and Weather

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