Parish of Benolong
Benolong Parish | |
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Benolong Parish | |
| Coordinates: 32°15′25″S 148°36′4″E / 32.25694°S 148.60111°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Central West / Orana |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) |
| Postcode | 2830 |
| County | Gordon |
| Mean max temp | 24.3 °C (75.7 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 10.1 °C (50.2 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 551.7 mm (21.72 in) |
Benolong Parish is a civil parish of Gordon County, New South Wales.[2] a Cadastral divisions of New South Wales.[3]
The parish is on the Macquarie River and Whylandra Creek south of Dubbo, New South Wales,[4] the nearest town.
The now disused[5] Molong–Dubbo railway line passes through the parish with Nubingerie railway station in the parish.[6]
References
- ^ Benolong lies at a bearing of 307° from Sydney
- ^ Robert McLean, The New atlas of Australia : the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices (Sydney :J. Sands, [1886) Map 14.
- ^ "Gordon County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
- ^ County of Gordon New South Wales, 1918 map.
- ^ "Molong- Dubbo Branch". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- ^ Nubingerie railway station.