Wolgan Valley is located to in the Wollemi National Park West of SydneyAustralia. First known to be inhabbited by White man in around 1823 by James Walker who used the valley as an outstation from his Wallerawang settlement. It is best known for its Historic Railway Tunnel and Oil Shale mining operations, However its history goes back to the Australian Aboriginals. The name of the Wolgan Valley is derived from "wolga", the local aboriginal word for the plant, Clematis aristata, a vine that is fairly common in the valley. There are several growing in the immediate Newnes area. Wollemi is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 129 km northwest of Sydney. ... Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... Oil shale is a general term applied to a group of fine black to dark brown shales rich enough in bituminous material (called kerogen) to yield petroleum upon distillation. ... Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ... ruins of the original industrial Newnes Newnes located in the Wolgan Valley and part of the Wolemi National Park. ...
Within the Wolgan valley there are several Significant aboriginal sites. These include Blackfellows Hand which is a collection of aboriginal hand paintings located near Wolgan gap, there is also several aboriginal burial sites in the area.
There is several bush walking trails in the area most famous is the Pipeline track and the Wolgan Valley Heritage Trail (See Links below). There is also a Public camping ground that is open to the public.
ruins of the original industrial Newnes Newnes located in the Wolgan Valley and part of the Wolemi National Park. ... Newnes Glow Worm Tunnel is located in the Wolgan Valley which is part of the Wolemi National Park. ... Wollemi is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 129 km northwest of Sydney. ... This is a list of heritage railways in Australia. ...
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Allan Watson's newnes service web page Newnes Information
WolganValley is located to in the Wollemi National Park West of Sydney Australia.
The valley has however been inhabited by indigenous Australians for thousands of years.
The name of the WolganValley is derived from "wolga", a word in a local Australian Aboriginal language for the plant, Clematis aristata, a vine that is fairly common in the valley.
This is particularly the case in the WolganValley, the inaccessibility of which led to its use in former days for extensive cattle-duffing.
The line now follows the creek, crossing from one side to the other as occasion requires, enters the second tunnel, which is 20 chains in length, and after traversing the lower end of Penrose Gorge for about 13 chains, it reaches the open valley of the Wolgan.
Here it skirts for nearly half a mile the base of some high cliffs, and then continues along the slopes lying at the base of the extension of these cliffs, always on a grade of 1 in 25, till the bottom station is reached at 28 miles 40 chains.
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