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Muswellbrook
Muswellbrook ( ) is a town in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle. Geologically, Muswellbrook is situated in the northern parts of the Sydney basin, bordering the New England region. The area is predominantly known for coal mining and horse breeding, but has also developed a reputation for gourmet food and wine production. As at June 2018 Muswellbrook has a population of 12,364. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. Located to the south of the Muswellbrook township are two coal fuelled power stations, Liddell and Bayswater. They were commissioned in 1973 and mid 1980s respectively and employ approximately 500 people from the area. History Before European settlement of the region the Wonnarua and Gamilaroi peoples occupied the land. The first European to explore the area was Chief Constable John Howe in 1819, with the first white settlement occurring in the 1820s. The township of Muswellbrook was ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muswellbrook Railway Station
Muswellbrook railway station is a Heritage register, heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern railway line, Main Northern line in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Muswellbrook, in the Muswellbrook Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The station serves the town of Muswellbrook and was designed by John Whitton, the Chief Engineer of NSW Railways. It is also known as Muswellbrook Railway Station and yard group and Musclebrook Railway Station. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History The single railway line from Singleton, New South Wales, Singleton to, and station of "Musclebrook" was completed and opened on 19 May 1869, by the Earl of Belmore, Governor of New South Wales, Governor of NSW. Construction for the Muswellbrook section was awarded to George Blunt on 2 September 1864.CCG Architects, 2016, 9 The station was renamed on 1 September 1890. The line (formerly known as the Great Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muswellbrook Post Office
Muswellbrook Post Office is a heritage-listed post office at 7 Bridge Street, Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 08 November 2011. History The Muswellbrook Post Office was erected in two stages. The first section (to the rear of the site) was constructed as a post or telegraph office in 1861, possibly by Colonial Architect Alexander Dawson. The second portion of the building was designed by Dawson's successor as Colonial Architect, James Barnet, and erected in 1885. The building contained both a post and a telegraph office by 1878. The telegraph office continued for a time in the 1861 building after the present post office in front of it was completed. The 1880s works also included upstairs quarters. Description Muswellbrook Post Office is at 7 Bridge Street, Muswellbrook, comprising the whole of Lot 17 DP758740. Muswellbrook had both a post and a telegraph office by 1878. This appears to have been in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Alban's Anglican Church
St Alban's Anglican Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church located at Hunter Terrace, Muswellbrook in the Muswellbrook Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and built from 1864 to 1869 by Edmund Blacket, supervised by John Horbury Hunt. It is also known as St. Alban's Anglican Church and St Albans Church. The property is owned by the Trustees of the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle. The church was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History In 1981 the National Trust classified the St Alban's Church precinct. Within the precinct are St Alban's Church, the Gothic fence, the bellcote, the Rectory and the Sunday School Hall with attached residence. The church is the only known design for a church executed in Australia based on the designs of Sir George Gilbert Scott. The construction was supervised by John Horbury Hunt on behalf of Edmund Blacket. The church is a superb exam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weidmann Cottage
Weidmann Cottage is a heritage-listed former retail building, residence and town house and now unused building located at 132 Bridge Street, Muswellbrook in the Muswellbrook Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1840 to 1845. The property is owned by Muswellbrook Shire Council and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History Weidman Cottage lies on a Crown grant given to David Brown on 27 November 1838. He sold the property to Henry Richard Clovell McAlpin, a store and innkeeper. The year of this transaction is not known. Stafford sold the property to Albert Weidman, whom the cottage is named after, in 1891. The property remained in Weidman family hands until 1977 when it was purchased by Muswellbrook Council. However, in 1935 the property was transferred into the name of A.Weidman & Company Ltd, passing out of individual private ownership. The cottage was constructed sometime between 1840 and 1850, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eatons Group
The Eatons Group is a heritage-listed site that contains a hotel, shop, house and retail centre located at 178, 180-188 Bridge Street, Muswellbrook, Muswellbrook Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Eatons Hotel and St Vincent De Paul and Eatons Hotel & St Vincent De Paul Group. The property is privately owned by the Ryan Family and the St Vincent de Paul Society. The site was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History The first hotel on the site was the timber White Hart Inn which was constructed in 1839. William Eaton purchased the property in 1857 and licensed it as Eaton's White Hart Inn. In 1866 Eaton made extensive additions and improvements to the hotel most likely in anticipation of the Great North railway line which reached Muswellbrook station in 1869. The name changed to Eaton's Hotel in 1867. saw the area between the rear wings of the hotel filled in with a small hipped roof inserted between the other ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loxton House
Loxton House is a heritage-listed former residence and now restaurant located at 142-144 Bridge Street, Muswellbrook in the Muswellbrook Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1838 and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History In January 1980 Muswellbrook Council requested comments from the Heritage Council regarding proposed renovations of Loxton House. In March 1980 the Heritage Council recommended that an Interim Conservation Order be placed over the building as it was concerned that full compliance with Ordinance 70 of the Local Government Act would require an unacceptable sacrifice of the architectural integrity of the building. Non-compliance with the relevant provisions would not unduly affect its fire safety. Following concurrence with the Minister for Local Government with the proposal an Interim Heritage Order was placed over the building. In recognition of its heritage significance a Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New England Highway
New England Highway is an long highway in Australia running from Yarraman, north of Toowoomba, Queensland at its northern end to Hexham at Newcastle, New South Wales at its southern end. It is part of Australia's National Highway system, and forms part of the inland route between Brisbane and Sydney. Route At its northern end New England Highway connects to D'Aguilar Highway, and at its southern end it connects to Pacific Highway. It traverses the Darling Downs, New England, and Hunter Valley regions. During the winter months, some parts of the New England Highway are subject to frost and snowfall, with the 350 km section from the Moonbi Ranges to Stanthorpe located at high altitudes. Traffic volume In 2013–14, the New England Highway and Cunningham Highway combined (known as the Sydney-Brisbane inland route) had an average annual daily traffic count of just over 13,000 vehicles, which is approximately half that seen on the coastal route (i.e., the Pacific Highw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinglassie (New South Wales)
Edinglassie is a heritage-listed farm and homestead located at 710 Denman Road, Muswellbrook in the Muswellbrook Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1880 to 1895. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History The land on which both Edinglassie and Rous Lench are located was the original Portion 4 of the Parish of Brougham in the County of Durham. This comprised an area of the deed of grant for which was issued to George Forbes on 1 August 1839. Like many grants of the period the land had been occupied for many years before it was officially surveyed and the deed grant issued. A two-storey sandstone house with hipped iron roof of simplified Italianate style built in two stages , and , for James White, designed by John Horbury Hunt. Description The house is approached through original iron gates and through well kept grounds containing many fine mature trees, including some Queensland sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rous Lench, New South Wales
Rous Lench is a heritage-listed farm and homestead located at Denman Road, in the Muswellbrook Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1875 to 1895. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History The land on which both Edinglassie and Rous Lench are located was the original Portion 4 of the Parish of Brougham in the County of Durham. This comprised an area of 1280 acres the deed of grant for which was issued to George Forbes on 1 August 1839. Like many grants of the period the land had been occupied for many years before it was officially surveyed and the deed grant issued. The Italianate homestead is a low cottage constructed of rendered brick and corrugated iron featuring a roof ridge extended to form small gables, four panel doors, large four-pane sash windows, panelled ceilings, and gunstock stiles on French windows at the side. A photograph dating from the 1880s showing the first part of Edingl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayswater Power Station
Bayswater Power Station is a bituminous (black) coal-powered thermal power station with four Tokyo Shibaura Electric (Japan) steam driven turbo alternators for a combined capacity of . Commissioned between 1985 and 1986, the station is located from Muswellbrook, and from Singleton in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Prior to September 2014 Bayswater Power Station was part of NSW Government power producer, Macquarie Generation. Macquarie Generation was acquired by AGL Energy in September 2014. History The first generator was completed in 1985, and the remaining three generators progressively that same year and throughout 1986. Bayswater draws its cooling water from the Hunter River under water entitlements negotiated with the government of New South Wales. The Barnard River Scheme also allows Bayswater and Liddell to transfer water from the upper Manning River catchment into the Hunter River for their use. Much of the coal is supplied by overland con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter Region
The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney. It contains the Hunter River and its tributaries with highland areas to the north and south. Situated at the northern end of the Sydney Basin bioregion, the Hunter Valley is one of the largest river valleys on the NSW coast, and is most commonly known for its wineries and coal industry. Most of the population of the Hunter Region lives within of the coast, with 55% of the entire population living in the cities of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. There are numerous other towns and villages scattered across the region in the eleven local government areas (LGAs) that make up the region. At the the combined population of the region was 682,465, and is expected to reach over 1,000,000 people by 2031. Under Australia's wine appellation system, the Hunter Valley wine zone Australian Geographical Indication (GI) covers the entire c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liddell Power Station
Liddell Power Station is a coal-fired thermal power station with four GEC steam driven turbine alternators for a combined electrical capacity of . However, as at April 2018, its operating capacity has been assessed at . Commissioned between 1971 and 1973, the station is located adjacent to Lake Liddell near Muswellbrook in the Hunter Region of Australia. It is expected to be fully closed down by April 2023. History In September 1964, the Government of New South Wales announced its intention to build the Liddell Power Station adjacent to Lake Liddell. The first of four generators was completed in 1971, two more in 1972, and the fourth in 1973. At the time of its completion, Liddell was the most powerful generating station in Australia. Liddell was the first major power station in New South Wales to be built inland, using fresh water for cooling instead of the more abundant salt water used in coastal power stations. To accommodate this, Lake Liddell was expanded to provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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