Bathurst, New South Wales
Bathurst is a city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is about 200km west of Sydney. Bathurst has a campus of Charles Sturt University[2] and a cathedral.
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| File:Bathurst skyline.jpg Bathurst skyline | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°25′12″S 149°34′40″E / 33.42000°S 149.57778°ECoordinates: 33°25′12″S 149°34′40″E / 33.42000°S 149.57778°E | ||||||||
| Population | 35,020 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1814 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2795 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 650 m (2,133 ft) | ||||||||
| Location | 203 km (126 mi) NW of Sydney | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bathurst | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||
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Bathurst is famous for Mount Panorama racetrack. Every year the Bathurst 1000 motor race happens over Easter. The race is a 1000 km event. The racetrack is 6.213km. It usually takes drivers about 7 hours to complete the race.
Bathurst has passenger trains to and from Sydney.[3]
Bathurst, New South Wales Media
- George Evans monument - Bathurst.jpg
George Evans monument - Bathurst
- The Plains, Bathurst.jpg
John Lewin, The Plains, Bathurst, watercolour drawing, ca. 1815
- Bathurst , c.1847-57 painted by Joseph Backler a928569h.jpg
Bathurst, painted by Joseph Backler c.1847–1857
- Edward Hammond Hargraves 1875.jpg
Painting of Edward Hargraves, credited with the first discovery of payable gold near Bathurst in 1851.
- Bushrangers attack Bathurst.jpg
The Gardiner–Hall gang of bushrangers raiding Bathurst in 1863
William Street, Bathurst, east side, looking south from Howick Street, Bathurst (collection of Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales)
- Bathurst Base Hospital.jpg
Bathurst District Hospital
- 2010-09-19 Bathurst, NSW - 11.jpg
Bathurst, NSW
- Ambulance Station - Bathurst NSW (5167186409).jpg
Bathurst District Ambulance Station
- Group of migrants at the Bathurst Migrant Centre, 1949 (8400334899).jpg
Post-war migrants at the Bathurst Migrant Centre, 1949
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bathurst". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ↑ "Charles Sturt University in Bathurst". csu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Bathurst Station". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
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