| Mandurama New South Wales | |
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 Olive Street, the main street of Mandurama, looking north | |
  Mandurama | |
| Coordinates | 33°39′S149°05′E / 33.650°S 149.083°E |
| Population | 355 (2016 census) [1] |
| Established | 1839 |
| Postcode(s) | 2792 |
| Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Blayney Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Bathurst |
| Federal division(s) | Calare |
Mandurama is a village in the Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, Mandurama and the surrounding area had a population of 355 people. [1]
Mandurama is situated 259 kilometres (161 mi) west of Sydney, 59 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Bathurst, and 47 kilometres (29 mi) northeast of Cowra on the Mid-Western Highway.
The site of the village and surrounding areas was home to the Wiradjuri people prior to settlement, and the name "Mandurama" is derived from their word for 'water holes'. [2]
A prominent pastoralist, Thomas Icely, came to the colony in 1820 as a trader. In 1823 he received a land grant of 800 hectares (2,000 acres) at Saltram, in the Bathurst area. By 1831 Icely owned Coombing Park, and went on building up his acreage by purchase and further grant. By 1836 there were thirty convicts assigned to Icely's property and in September 1836 he asked the authorities for three more. Within a year he had 62 convicts at work at Coombing, assisting in the cultivation of 120 hectares (300 acres) and running sheep and cattle under two free overseers and was seeking five more convicts, but in 1839 the number had declined to fourteen in post, with a request for nine new assignees. Later Icely received a land grant of 3,440 acres (1,390 ha) which he called Mandurama. About 1870 part of Coombing Park (under the management of Thomas Icely's eldest son, Thomas Rothery Icely) was sold to John Fagan who named his station Sunny Ridge. The 60,000[ clarification needed ] Sunny Ridge property originally included the Mandurama town site.
Mandurama was established in 1876 as a privately owned village for the workers of Thomas Icely's Coombing Park. A Post Office opened in 1876, followed by a school in 1877. [3] Mandurama has since developed, along with nearby Lyndhurst into a modest service centre for the surrounding localities and farmland.
The Royal Hotel was established 1899.
Mandurama has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Mandurama was also the central subject of the group of photographs known as the Mandurama Collection, now housed at the National Library of Australia.
Mandurama has a general store and cafe; service station; a New South Wales Rural Fire Service station; primary school; number of churches; golf club; tennis court; hall, and hotel.
Mandurama retains a number of historic buildings, including two former bank premises, a former primary school, the Lincoln Theatre, and the Belubula Lodge.
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The Cliefden Caves is a heritage-listed geoheritage site in Mandurama, Cowra Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The caves comprise Ordovician fossil localities, limestone caves, a spring and tufa dams, and a site where limestone was first discovered in inland Australia.
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The Young railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Blayney-Harden railway line, in the town of Young. It is also known as Young Railway Station and yard group. The railway station and associated yards were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
Blayney Uniting Church is a heritage-listed Uniting church at Adelaide Street, Blayney, Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by the Uniting Church in Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
Cliefden is a heritage-listed homestead at 1521 Belubula Way, Mandurama, Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of a group of historic sites labelled the Ben Hall Sites for their association with bushranger Ben Hall, along with Ben Hall's Death Site, the Bushranger Hotel, Escort Rock, the Grave of Ben Hall and Wandi. It was built from 1842. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 8 October 2010.
Junction Reefs Dam is a heritage-listed former mining dam on the Belubula River at Lyndhurst, Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Oscar Shulze and built by Schulze in 1896. It was the first multi-arch dam built in Australia. It is also known as Belubula Dam. The property is owned by Department of Planning and Infrastructure. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
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