Lockhart (Lockhart)
Lockhart is a town in the Riverina Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the location of the Lockhart Shire Council offices. At the 2016 census, Lockhart had a population of 818 people.
Lockhart was named after C.G.N. Lockhart - a commissioner for Crown Lands in the Murrumbidgee River area in the 1850s. It was originally known as Greens Gunyah, and renamed Lockhart in 1897. Greens Gunyah was so named because a Mr Green was the earliest settler and had a grog shop on the Urana - Wagga Wagga stagecoach route.
Ferriers Post Office opened on 16 May 1882 and was renamed Lockhart in 1898.
In 1915, the Lockhart - Roll of Honour was unveiled, with 86 locals enlisted in National Service.
A railway station served the town between 1901 and 1975, it has now been restored and converted into a New South Wales Rural Fire Service station. Seasonal grain trains service silos in the town.
Tim Fischer, National Party leader (1990–1999) and 10th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia was born here.
Lockhart was named after C.G.N. Lockhart - a commissioner for Crown Lands in the Murrumbidgee River area in the 1850s. It was originally known as Greens Gunyah, and renamed Lockhart in 1897. Greens Gunyah was so named because a Mr Green was the earliest settler and had a grog shop on the Urana - Wagga Wagga stagecoach route.
Ferriers Post Office opened on 16 May 1882 and was renamed Lockhart in 1898.
In 1915, the Lockhart - Roll of Honour was unveiled, with 86 locals enlisted in National Service.
A railway station served the town between 1901 and 1975, it has now been restored and converted into a New South Wales Rural Fire Service station. Seasonal grain trains service silos in the town.
Tim Fischer, National Party leader (1990–1999) and 10th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia was born here.
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AUD | Australian dollar | $ | 2 |
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