Oaklands, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Oaklands is a town in the Riverina district of southern New South Wales, Australia. It is 615 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Sydney, and 105 kilometres north-west of Albury. Oaklands is in the Federation Council local government area and, at the 2021 census, had a population of 304.[1]
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Milthorpe Street, the main street of Oaklands, 2009 | |
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| Coordinates: 35°32′0″S 146°10′0″E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Location |
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| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 304 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 2646 |
| County | Urana |
Oaklands has a pub, bowls club, swimming pool, kindergarten-to-Year-12 school, and a day-care centre.
History
The earliest European settlers in the district of Oaklands were the Tyson brothers, James and William, who established themselves in 1846. [2]
Oaklands post office was opened on 16 June 1890.[3]
The major industry in the Oaklands region is agriculture, including the production of wheat and rice and is a major grain handling area. It is the home of the Oaklands Diuris, a threatened native orchid that is currently only found in the Oaklands region.[4]
Rail
A standard gauge branch line from the New South Wales Government Railways Main South line at The Rock was extended from Lockhart to Oaklands in 1912.[5]
A broad gauge branch line from the Victorian Railways North East line at Benalla was extended from Yarrawonga to Oaklands in 1938, creating a break-of-gauge station until the New South Wales line was closed south of Boree Creek. There were several stations between Yarrawonga and Oaklands, which are now the site of grains silos.[6]
After the conversion to standard gauge of the Victorian North East railway in 2008, the Oaklands branch was for a time a gauge orphan. Following persistent lobbying, the 113-kilometre (70 mi) branch was also converted to standard gauge.
Oaklands is 321 km by rail from Melbourne,[6] and was 675 km by rail from Sydney.[5]
| Preceding station | Former services | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Oaklands Line | Coorabin towards The Rock | ||
Gallery
Former post office, 2009
Australian rules football ground, 2009
Former butcher shop, 2009
Former CBC bank, 2009
