Oaklands, New South Wales

Oaklands, New South Wales
Oaklands
New South Wales
OaklandsMilthorpeSt.JPG
Milthorpe Street, the main street of Oaklands
Oaklands is located in New South Wales
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Oaklands
Population: 239[1]
Postcode: 2646
Elevation: 128 m (420 ft)
Location:
LGA: Urana Shire
County: Urana
State District: Murray-Darling
Federal Division: 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 2006 census, had a population of 239.[1].

Oaklands Post Office opened on 16 June 1890. [2]

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.[3]

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Transport

Rail

A standard gauge branch line from the New South Wales Government Railways Main Southern railway line at The Rock was extended from Lockhart to Oaklands in 1912.[4] A broad gauge branch line from the Victorian Railways Melbourne-Albury railway line at Benalla was extended from Yarrawonga to Oaklands in 1938, creating a break-of-gauge until the New South Wales Government Railways line was closed south of Boree Creek.

There are several stations between Yarrawonga and Oaklands. [5]

Gauge conversion

With the conversion of the North East railway to Albury, New South Wales to standard gauge, starting 2008, the Oaklands branch railway becomes a gauge orphan. After much lobbying in parliament and by the community, the 113km branch has been converted to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in).

Mileposts

Oaklands is at least 313.127km from Melbourne and 674.580km from Sydney.

Preceding station   NSW Branch lines   Following station
Terminus Oaklands Line
(closed section)
Coorabin
towards The Rock

References

External links

Coordinates: 35°32′S 146°10′E / 35.533°S 146.167°E / -35.533; 146.167


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