Mittagong New South Wales
Location of Mittagong in New South Wales
Population:	6,243 (2001 census) (incl. Welby)
Postcode:	2575
Location:	113 km (70 mi) from Sydney 6 km (4 mi) from Bowral
LGA:	Wingecarribee
Parish:	Mittagong
State District:	Southern Highlands
Federal Division:	Hume

Mittagong (postcode: 2575) is a town with a population of approximately 6,000 in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. It is close to Bowral, Berrima, Moss Vale and Yerrinbool. It was formerly on the Hume Highway that linked Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. It has a station on CityRail's Southern Highlands line. It usually includes the small villages of Welby, Balaclava, Braemar and Willow Vale. “NSW” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 502 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (980 × 1170 pixels, file size: 145 KB, MIME type: image/png) Shows location of Mittagong marked with red arrow in inset showing the southern part of the Australian state of w:New South Wales (main map). ... “NSW” redirects here. ... Welby is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... Bowral Station Bowral is a town located in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. ... 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. ... Wingecarribee is a Local Government Area (LGA) southwest of Sydney named after the Wingecarribee River, which flows through it. ... Parish Hall of St. ... The Parish of Mittagong is a parish of the County of Camden in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Southern Highlands 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 Hume is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... The Southern Highlands is a geographical area in New South Wales, Australia, southwest of Sydney. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... Wingecarribee is a Local Government Area (LGA) southwest of Sydney named after the Wingecarribee River, which flows through it. ... Bowral Station Bowral is a town located in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. ... Berrima is a village in the Southern Highlands district on the old Hume Highway between Canberra and Sydney, Australia, and is now popular with visitors from both cities, especially on weekends. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Yerrinbool is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. ... The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australias most important and notable interstate highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Melbourne. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Mittagong Railway Station is a station on the Southern Highlands line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the large town of Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is on the commuter rail network centred on Sydney, Australia. ... On this line only Xplorers , XPTs and Endeavours operate on this line. ... Welby is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. ... Balaclava is a hamlet village in the Southern Highlands, New South Wales 1km north-east of Mittagong. ... Braemar is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia in Wingecarribee Shire. ... Willow Vale is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the Municipality of Kiama. ...

World War I memorial in Mittagong

The name Mittagong is said to mean "little mountain". Other suggested meanings are "a companion" and "plenty of native dogs", as the Mittagong range was home to many dingos at one time. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (888x1184, 157 KB) War memorial at Mittagong, Australia. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (888x1184, 157 KB) War memorial at Mittagong, Australia. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

The opening of the bypass in the 1992 was expected by some to negatively affect business in Mittagong, but instead the location has become a rest stop for drivers and a daytripper destination from Sydney, only one hour away. An antique retail industry is also present. The town lies between two hills, Mount Alexandra and Mount Gibraltar, and a small lake, Lake Alexandra, feeds into the nearby Nattai River. Mittagong is the gateway to the Southern Highlands when coming from Sydney. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Today the town invites visitors to explore its history, scenery, small waterfalls, bushwalks and it's famed "Waratah" flowering in November. A chamber music festival is held each Easter. You can picnic at peaceful Lake Alexandra and feed the ducks, and take a peaceful stroll around the Lake - no more than 250 metres from Mittagong's main street. The main street boasts a wide array of retailers and many antique shops.

History

The first permanent settler in the Mittagong district was William Chalker (1775-1823) (aka Charker), a former convict transported from England, who arrived in the area on 10 May 1821. He became the Principal Overseer of Government Stock, and Chief Constable and Poundkeeper in the Cowpastures. A memorial plaque to Chalker was unveiled in May 1988 as a Bicentennial project; the plaque overlooks an area once known as Chalker's Flat. Some of his descendants still live in the Mittagong/Bowral area. Former names of Mittagong include New Sheffield, Marragan and Minnikin. is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1821 (MDCCCXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Skyneedle at Expo88, as part of the celebrations for the 1988 Bicentenary Australian Bicentenary usually describes two events: The Bicentenary of Captain James Cooks arrival and discovery of the east coast of Australia in 1770. ... Bowral is where i live. ...

Mittagong has been home to many industries, with iron being first smelted in the area. The Box Vale Coal Mine, Joadja Kerosene Shale, and the first supply of fresh milk and butter to Sydney by the Fresh Food & Ice Company all operated out of Mittagong in years gone by. Joadja is a ghost town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. ...

Mittagong is the birthplace of the Australian media personality Ita Buttrose. Ita Clare Buttrose AO OBE (born 17 January 1942) is an Australian journalist and businesswoman. ...

Until the 1990s the town was dominated by trucks and in winter it was also busy with skiers' traffic on the way to the Australian Alps. Today the Hume Highway bypasses Mittagong and all the towns of the Southern Tablelands. The highway bypass was first evaluated as having a slightly negative impact on the economy about a year after its opening, due to the loss of traffic-serving business. Expectations were re-evaluated as mildly positive in 1994 taking into account hard-to-quantify benefits such as the increased appeal of the town as a place to live.^[1]

Mittagong also boasts the beautiful Mount Gibraltar which over looks the town comfortably. Good views and lookouts are available upon the mountain. It can also be seen well when travelling to Bowral from Mittagong on Bowral Road. Harry Sullivan lives there also.

On March, 2007, Highlands Market Place in West Mittagong was opened. The complex is located on the Old Hume Highway. It has franchises such as Big W, Woolworths and many others. It is built upon an iron mine settlement dating back to the 1800s. There is a historical display in the carpark displaying the remains of this historical settlement. Big W is the second largest discount department store in Australia, with over 120 stores located nationwide. ... Woolworths Limited is a major Australian company with extensive retail interest throughout Australia and New Zealand. ...

References

External links

• - Information on Mittagong and its history

Coordinates: 34°27′01″S 150°27′11″E / -34.4503, 150.4530 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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