Hobbys Yards, New South Wales

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Hobbys Yards
New South Wales
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A sign greets visitors to Hobbys Yards
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Hobbys Yards
Coordinates 33°42′S149°19′E / 33.700°S 149.317°E / -33.700; 149.317 Coordinates: 33°42′S149°19′E / 33.700°S 149.317°E / -33.700; 149.317
Population198 (locality) (2006 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2795 (the village), 2799 (western end of the locality)
Elevation970 m (3,182 ft)
Location40 km (25 mi) from Bathurst
LGA(s) Blayney Shire Council
Region Central West
State electorate(s) Bathurst
Federal division(s) Calare

Hobbys Yards is a small village in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, in Blayney Shire. It is situated within an hour's driving time from the regional centres, townships, villages of Bathurst, Barry, Blayney, Neville and Trunkey Creek. At the 2006 census, Hobbys Yards locality had a population of 198 people, [1] most of them living on neighbouring farms. The village is named after Thomas Hobby [2] who accompanied John Oxley on his exploration expeditions, or his son. [3]

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By road it is 18 minutes (20 km on the bitumen) from Blayney, which contains the chambers of the local shire council, a public library, and the nearest supermarket, 40 minutes (40 km) from Bathurst, which contains most facilities and whose postcode covers Hobbys Yards, and 10 minutes from Newbridge, the closest railway station (but currently without a passenger service) and pub. [4] All of these roads are sealed but subject to frost and occasionally snow or at other times to flooding, and to the hazard of hitting a kangaroo or wombat particularly at or after dusk. The nearest service stations are also at Blayney, one of them offering unmanned 24-hour service by credit card.

The entire locality is within Blayney Shire, but all but the westernmost farms are in the Bathurst postal district and so have its postcode. It is served by the Barry Hobbys Yards Rural Fire Brigade, who are based at nearby Barry but who maintain a water tank at the Hobbys Yards Community Hall.

Heritage buildings

St Peters Uniting Church in winter 2015, from the North St Peters in winter.jpg
St Peters Uniting Church in winter 2015, from the North
St Peters Uniting Church and graveyard in summer 2017, from the South St Peters and graveyard 2.jpg
St Peters Uniting Church and graveyard in summer 2017, from the South

The village contains two locally heritage listed buildings: [5]

On 23 September 2016, an arsonist set fire to furniture piled up around the St Peter's Uniting Church's communion table which burned the table, Baptismal font, Elder's chairs and the floor, with damage estimated at $100,000. [6] [7] The church has since reopened and regular monthly services have resumed.

The church cemetery is no longer open for new burials, but contains many graves of interest to historians. A new cemetery has been opened in Cemetery Lane, about two kilometres along Three Brothers Road towards Newbridge.

Coombing Creek

Hobbys Yards is on Coombing Creek, less than 3 km from its source. The creek then flows through Barry and Lake Rowlands (a major dam which provides the Blayney town water supply) [8] to join the Belubula River just below Blayney.

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hobbys Yards (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Australian Pioneers". The Sun (Sydney, NSW). 22 August 1911.
  3. ↑ "Hobbys Yards". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 October 2009. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ All travel times according to Whereis
  5. ↑ Hobbys Yards Heritage Items - Blayney Shire Council Archived 2015-03-23 at the Wayback Machine PDF retrieved 19 April 2015
  6. ↑ Church hit by fire, Blaney Chronicle, 26 September 2016, 2016-12-19
  7. ↑ Bathurst police look into Hobbys Yards church fire, Western Advocate, 2 October 2016, accessed 2016-12-19
  8. ↑ "About".
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