Lyndhurst, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Lyndhurst is a small village in New South Wales, Australia in Blayney Shire. It is 4 kilometres west of Mandurama or about 269 km west of Sydney and 63 km south-west of Bathurst just off the Mid-Western Highway New South Wales. Once serving as the major centre for basic goods and needs to the nearby Junction Reefs goldfields. At the 2021 census, Lyndhurst had a population of 359 people.[2]
Lyndhurst | |
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Lyndhurst with Royal Hotel in the background | |
  Lyndhurst | |
| Coordinates: 33°40′S 149°02′E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 671 m (2,201 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 267 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 2797 |
Lyndhurst was one of the ten areas (including Albury, Armidale, Bombala, Dalgety, Lake George, Orange, Tooma, Tumut and Canberra) shortlisted in 1908 as sites for the national capital.[3][4][5]
Lyndhurst today
Lyndhurst today boasts the still functioning Royal Hotel, a public school, a Golf Club, a combined service station/general store and a takeaway.
Heritage listings
Lyndhurst has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Belubula River: Junction Reefs Dam[6]
