Portland, New South Wales

Portland, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Portland
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Lithgow
postcode =
est =
pop = 2,055
elevation= 925
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Bathurst
fedgov = Macquarie
dist1 =
location1= Central West

Portland is a town in New South Wales, Australia. It is 2 1/2 hours from Sydney, and 40 minutes to Bathurst and 30 minutes from Lithgow. The town is of interest as a historic mining town and as the place of the first cement works in Australia, which was opened in 1902. Cement produced at the Commonwealth Portland Cement Company's works helped build the city of Sydney. Portland cement, synonomous with high quality cement, was shipped throughout Australia until the works closed in 1991.

Portland is part of the gateway to the Central West and is located between Oberon, Mudgee, Bathurst, Lithgow and the Blue Mountains. The town is surrounded by countryside and has many areas for bushwalking. It is close to the Wollemi and Gardens of Stone National Parks.

The industries in Portland and surrounding areas required the transport of limestone, coal and other materials and, to this end, a number of private railways and tramways were constructed ["The Private Railways and Tramways of Portland" Eardley, Gifford Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, ] .

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