Oaklands, New South Wales
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| Oaklands New South Wales |
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| File:OaklandsMilthorpeSt.JPG
Milthorpe Street, the main street of Oaklands
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 Oaklands
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| Population | 238 (2011 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2646 |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
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| LGA(s) | Urana Shire |
| County | Urana |
| State electorate(s) | Murray |
| Federal Division(s) | Farrer |
Oaklands is a town in the Riverina district of southern New South Wales, Australia. The town is located 615 kilometres south west of the state capital, Sydney and 105 kilometres north west of Albury. Oaklands is in the Urana Shire local government area and at the 2011 census, had a population of 238.[1]
The earliest settlement in the district of Oaklands was by the Tyson brothers, James and William, in 1846. [2] Oaklands Post Office opened on 16 June 1890.[3]
The major industry in the Oaklands region is agriculture, including the production of wheat and rice and is a major grain handling area. It is the home of the Oaklands Diuris, a threatened native orchid that is currently only found in the Oaklands region.[4]
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History
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Rail
A standard gauge branch line from the New South Wales Government Railways Main South line at The Rock was extended from Lockhart to Oaklands in 1912.[5]
A broad gauge branch line from the Victorian Railways North East line at Benalla was extended from Yarrawonga to Oaklands in 1938, creating a break-of-gauge until the New South Wales line was closed south of Boree Creek. There are several stations between Yarrawonga and Oaklands.[6]
With the conversion of the North East railway to Albury to standard gauge in 2008, the Oaklands branch railway was for a time a gauge orphan. After much lobbying, the 113 kilometres (70 mi) branch was converted to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in).
Oaklands is at least 313.127 km from Melbourne and 674.580 km from Sydney.
| Preceding station | NSW Branch lines | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Oaklands Line
(closed section)
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towards The Rock
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Gallery
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OaklandsPostOffice1.JPG
Former post office
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OaklandsFootballGround1.JPG
Australian rules football ground
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OaklandsButchery.JPG
Former butcher shop
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OaklandsNationalAustraliaBank.JPG
Former CBC bank
References
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- ↑ NSW Department of Environment and Conservation - Oaklands Diuris Retrieved 1 November 2006
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- ↑ Yarrawong to Oaklands
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Urana Shire Council - Official Site
