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Due to its high elevation (with a median height of roughly 872 metres above sea level), Blayney shares a climate type that is similar to its northern neighbour (the town of [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]]) and is typical to the Central Tablelands region, that is a temperate [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfb''). Located far to the west of the [[Blue Mountains (New South Wales)|Blue Mountains]] range, Blayney has cooler and wetter winters relative to elevation (equalling [[Mount Boyce]] in July maxima, despite being over 200 |
Due to its high elevation (with a median height of roughly 872 metres above sea level), Blayney shares a climate type that is similar to its northern neighbour (the town of [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]]) and is typical to the Central Tablelands region, that is a temperate [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfb''). Located far to the west of the [[Blue Mountains (New South Wales)|Blue Mountains]] range, Blayney has cooler and wetter winters relative to elevation (equalling [[Mount Boyce]] in July maxima, despite being over 200 metres lower). |
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Revision as of 03:50, 16 March 2021
| Blayney New South Wales | |||||||||
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 Town Entry Sign on Mid Western Highway | |||||||||
  Blayney | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°32′0″S 149°15′0″E / 33.53333°S 149.25000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 3,378 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2799 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 863.0 m (2,831 ft) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Blayney Shire | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bathurst | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||
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Blayney is a farming town and administrative centre with a population of 3,378 in 2016, in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. Situated on the Mid-Western Highway about 240 km (150 mi) west of Sydney, 35 km (22 mi) west of Bathurst and 863 m (944 yd) above sea-level, Blayney is the seat of Blayney Shire Council.
History
Prior to European settlement the area was occupied by Aboriginal peoples of the Gundungarabelonging to the Wiradjuri Nation.[2]
The first European to travel through area was surveyor George Evans, in 1815 and unofficial occupation of the district began in 1821. The first land grant in the general area known as Coombing Park was issued to Thomas Icely in 1829.
The area that would become the town also boasted a mill, an inn and several houses by 1837, and then Governor Gipps proposed the creation of a village to be named Blayney in 1842. His proposed site, however, was about 9 km north-east of the present site in an area known as Kings Plains but once that spot proved unsuitable the Blayney village location was established on its present site in 1843.[3][4]
A train line used to run from Blayney to the Lime Kilns, transporting lime. This is situated on land adjoining the Blayney Cemetery and is heritage listed. Remnants of the lime kilns can still be seen today.
Heritage listings
Blayney has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Adelaide Street: Blayney Uniting Church[5]
- Main Western railway: Blayney railway station[6]
Facilities and services
Blayney has three hotels: The Exchange, the Royal, and Tattersalls,[7] all in Adelaide Street. A fourth, the Club House, has been converted to a Baptist church. There are six churches in all, the other five being Catholic, Uniting, Anglican, Presbyterian and Pentecostal.
There are three service stations, one offering unmanned 24-hour service for credit card purchases, one supermarket (IGA/Discount Daves), and various retail shops. A multi-purpose Community Centre with a large auditorium and a commercial standard kitchen is adjacent to the Council Chambers, and council also operate an aquatic centre with a large indoor swimming pool and other exercise facilities, and a public library. There are State Government run primary and high schools, with pupils arriving by school bus from surrounding rural areas, and a Catholic run primary school. The hospital offers emergency and medical care and limited surgical services, with more serious cases being transferred to Orange Base Hospital.
There is a 24-hour public toilet in Adelaide Street (the Mid-Western Highway) just before leaving the town heading west.
Industry
The arrival of the railway in 1874 boosted development and Blayney replaced Carcoar as the major service centre to local farmlands. Blayney then became a municipality in 1882 and by 1900 a butter factory and freezing works employed many within the town. An abattoir opened in 1957 and this industry was later supplemented with tanneries and a pet food plant. The abattoirs closed in 1999.[8]
In the late 1970s or early '80s a meat canning factory was built on farmland land East of Blayney. This produced Spam and other canned meats. This was later turned into an export meat boning facility run by Ron Jones Exports and then a pet food factory. Prior to this, the dam on the land was famous for yabbies, with Sunday school excursions frequenting there.[9]
In 1989, Nestlé built a new pet food plant, Nestlé Purina, and purchased adjoining land including Blayney Foods. The Nestlé factory exports pet food to Asia and the Pacific.[10]
The Cadia-Ridgeway Mine is a major employer in the area.
In 1994, Blayney became home to Australia's largest inland container terminal, which is situated beside the railway station.[11]
The Blayney Wind Farm, launched in 2000, is the largest of its type in Australia. It consists of 15 wind turbine generators on elevated ridges between Carcoar Dam and Mount Macquarie. Capacity is 10 megawatts, sufficient energy to supply 3,500 Australian homes.[12]
Climate
Due to its high elevation (with a median height of roughly 872 metres above sea level), Blayney shares a climate type that is similar to its northern neighbour (the town of Orange) and is typical to the Central Tablelands region, that is a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Located far to the west of the Blue Mountains range, Blayney has cooler and wetter winters relative to elevation (equalling Mount Boyce in July maxima, despite being over 200 metres lower).
| Climate data for Blayney | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18.3 (65.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
1.4 (34.5) |
0.5 (32.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 62.2 (2.45) |
77.5 (3.05) |
71.0 (2.80) |
44.9 (1.77) |
50.5 (1.99) |
87.9 (3.46) |
83.4 (3.28) |
86.6 (3.41) |
83.9 (3.30) |
75.6 (2.98) |
83.7 (3.30) |
91.5 (3.60) |
898.7 (35.39) |
| Source: [13] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
The town's railway station is served by the daily NSW TrainLink XPT service between Sydney and Dubbo and the weekly Outback Xplorer to Broken Hill, as well as several NSW TrainLink Coach and private company bus services connecting with Bathurst and Orange.
Notable citizens
- Nathan Burns: professional football player with A-League club Wellington Phoenix and the Australian national team.
- Frank Cooper: Premier of Queensland from 1942 to 1946.
- Peter Toohey, Australian Test cricketer of the late 1970s
Gallery
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Blayney Valley view from the north -
Adelaide Street, 2007 -
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St James Roman Catholic Church -
Christ Church Anglican -
Saint Paul's Church -
Shire Library -
Council Chambers 1934 -
Post Office -
Court House -
Masonic Temple -
National Australia Bank -
Railway Station -
Royal Hotel -
Club House Hotel
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Blayney". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ South Western Slopes - regional history NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
- ^ Shire Council local history site Archived 19 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tourism local history site". Archived from the original on 3 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ "Blayney Uniting Church & Hall". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00456. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Blayney Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01089. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ http://www.blayney.nsw.gov.au/tourism/eat-drink/hotel-or-motel retrieved 4 January 2019
- ^ Abattoir industry in 'disastrous' state
- ^ Memories of Julie Rourke fishing for yabbies and doing work experience in 1981
- ^ http://www.blayneynsw.com.au/node/30 Archived 16 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine Purina Plant
- ^ FCL Transport: NSW government must act to make Blayney rail services sustainable
- ^ "Wind Farm". Archived from the original on 3 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ http://www.meteorology.com.au/local-climate-history/nsw/blayney
Bibliography
- St. Paul's Church, Blayney, 1862-1937 : an historical sketch. Alan Dougan. [Blayney, N.S.W.? : Presbyterian Church of Australia, 1937]
- The Anglican Church of Australia, the Diocese of Bathurst : a history of the development of the Parish of Blayney, 1833-1991. [compiled and edited by J.T. Clarkson, C.H.R. Dent] Blayney, N.S.W. : Christ Church Anglican Church, 1991. ISBN 0646073656 :
- The kings colonials. Garry Reynolds ; illustrated by Christine Reynolds. [Millthorpe, N.S.W. : G. Reynolds], 1982. ISBN 0959305904 :
- Together travel on : commemorating 150 years of Christian worship, service and mission through the Blayney [Uniting] Church, 1843 to 1993 : Wesleyan Methodist (1843-1902), Methodist (1902-1977), Uniting (1977-1993) Blayney, [N.S.W.] : Uniting Church in Australia, 1993.
- Dear Mother : a nominal roll of the men and women from Blayney and surrounding districts who served "Queen and country" in the South African (Boer) War 1899-1902. Blayney, N.S.W. : Blayney Shire Local & Family History Group Inc., 2002. ISBN 095815130X
- Notes on the geology of the Blayney area. G.A.M. Henderson. [Canberra] : BMR Geology and Geophysics, Australia, c1991. ISBN 0642166978
- Blayney, list of interments : from Blayney Shire records and headstones found in cemetery. compiled by Helen Jeuken and Alan Nesbitt. Bathurst, N.S.W. : Bathurst Family History Research, 1989. ISBN 0958841950
- The Blayney advocate and Carcoar herald. Originally published weekly: Blayney, N.S.W. : John Mellor. National Library of Australia Microform
- Blayney Shire pioneer register St. Joseph's Central School Blayney. Blayney, N.S.W. : St Joseph's Central School, Blayney, P. & F. Association, [1993] ISBN 0646153730
- Blayney District Hospital, 1910-1960 : a brief history to commemorate its 50th anniversary. compiled [i.e. written] by A.A. Cheney [Blayney, N.S.W. : Blayney Newspaper Co., 1960]
- Blayney Public School : established 1858 [Sandra Retallack] Blayney, N.S.W., : Blayney Public School, 2008. ISBN 9780959167719
External links
Media related to Blayney, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons
- Biography of Thomas Icley at ADB online
- Blayney Wind Farm
- Blayney Shire Website
- Industries in the Blayney Shire
- Parish of St James The Great, Blayney
- Blayney High School
- Blayney Public School
- Large Gold Find Near Blayney
- Blayney Chronicle
- Blayney St Joseph's Catholic School
- History of Christ Church, Blayney
- Blayney Local Library
- Tourism info.
- Visit.NSW.com - Blayney
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