Castle Doyle, New South Wales

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Castle Doyle
New South Wales
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Castle Doyle
Coordinates 30°37′00″S151°46′00″E / 30.61667°S 151.76667°E / -30.61667; 151.76667 Coordinates: 30°37′00″S151°46′00″E / 30.61667°S 151.76667°E / -30.61667; 151.76667
Population164 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2350
Location12 km (7 mi) SE of Armidale
LGA(s) Armidale Regional Council
State electorate(s) Northern Tablelands
Federal Division(s) New England

Castle Doyle is a locality in the Armidale Regional Council region of New South Wales, Australia. It is bounded by Commissioners Waters to the north and the Gara River to the east. [2] It had a population of 164 as of the 2016 census. [1]

Castle Doyle Post Office opened on 16 October 1884. It was downgraded to a receiving office from 1 January 1887 until being upgraded again on 1 July 1947. It closed on 30 November 1959. [3]

Castle Doyle Public School operated from 1882 to 1886, 1898 to 1908, 1912 to 1921 and from 1929 until its final closure in 1933. [4]

Heritage listings

Castle Doyle has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Castle Doyle (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Geographical Names Register Extract". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. "Castle Doyle". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  4. "School history database search". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. "Gara River Hydro-Electric Scheme". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Office of Environment and Heritage. H00986. Retrieved 18 May 2018.