Grafton, New South Wales
Grafton (Bandjalang: Gumbin Gir, Kumbainggar: Jadalmany) is a small city on the northern coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Clarence River and is 640 kilometres north of Sydney. The town is famous for its double-decker road/railway bridge. There are passenger trains to and from Sydney or Brisbane and buses to and from Moree.[1]
| Grafton New South Wales | |||||||||
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| File:Graftonbridge1.jpg Grafton Bridge across the Clarence River | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 29°41′0″S 152°56′0″E / 29.68333°S 152.93333°ECoordinates: 29°41′0″S 152°56′0″E / 29.68333°S 152.93333°E | ||||||||
| Population | 18,668 (2016) | ||||||||
| Established | 1851 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2460 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Clarence Valley Council | ||||||||
| County | Clarence | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Clarence | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Page | ||||||||
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Grafton, New South Wales Media
- GraftonBasculeBridgeSpanLiftingCirca1932.jpg
Grafton Bridge over the Clarence River showing the bascule span lifted to let shipping through. (Postcard from about 1932; the Southern Cross aeroplane has been added to the photograph.)
- Jacaranda are mostly Purple-03 (22698486926).jpg
A Jacaranda lined street in the suburbs of Grafton
- Saraton Theatre, Grafton, NSW, 2021, 01.jpg
Saraton Theatre, Grafton, NSW, 2021
- Grafton Post Office, 2021, 03 (cropped).jpg
Grafton Post Office, 2021
- Grafton Bridge, Grafton, New South Wales, 2021, 24.jpg
Grafton Bridge across the Clarence River
- Building in Prince Street, Grafton, New South Wales, 2021, 05.jpg
Various former and current commercial/retail buildings line Prince Street
- Former St Mary’s College, Grafton by Sisters of Mercy, 2021, 01.jpg
The former St Mary's College
- Former St Mary’s College, Grafton by Sisters of Mercy, 2021, 03.jpg
St Mary's College cathedral
References
- ↑ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Grafton Station". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
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