Glenreagh

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Glenreagh
New South Wales
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Glenreagh
Coordinates 30°03′S152°59′E / 30.050°S 152.983°E / -30.050; 152.983 Coordinates: 30°03′S152°59′E / 30.050°S 152.983°E / -30.050; 152.983
Population900 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2450
LGA(s) Clarence Valley
State electorate(s) Clarence
Federal division(s) Page

Glenreagh is a small town in the Clarence Valley in the Northern Rivers region of north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, Glenreagh had a population of 900 people. [1]

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It is on the North Coast railway line, completed to Glenreagh in 1915. A picturesque branch was opened from Glenreagh to Dorrigo in 1924, but was difficult to maintain due to the steep terrain and high rainfall and it was closed in 1972 after a washaway. The Glenreagh to Ulong section is proposed for reopening as a heritage tourist railway by the Glenreagh Mountain Railway.

Facilities and Services

Annual Events

School

Glenreagh Public School was established in 1887. It is a small school with fewer than 100 pupils (as at 2014).

Notes

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glenreagh (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2009. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Preceding stationFormer ServicesFollowing station
Kungala
towards Brisbane
North Coast Line Nana Glen
towards Maitland


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