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Blackheath
Blackheath is a historic village in the upper Blue Mountains named by Governor Macquarie in The town is also known as Rhododendron Town after the many colourful varieties of this shrub that burst into bloom every November For more information ...
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Blue Mountains
When was the last time you explored the Blue Mountains sampled an award winning restaurant taken a rejuvenating beauty treatment in an intimate health spa gaze out at a majestic landscape of waterfalls rainforest and awe inspiring cliffs Spring is ...
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Echo Point
Echo Point is the main lookout area for viewing the Three Sisters Superb views look down into the Megalong Valley and across to the Ruined Castle Many bushwalks start from this point including the Three Sisters Walk and Giant Stairway ...
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Glenbrook
Glenbrook was originally known as watertank due to the storage of water in tanks for the steam trains In the name was changed to Wascoe Siding In a passenger platform was erected and in the name changed to Brookdale In ...
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Jenolan Caves
Around million years ago when Australia s eastern coastline was further inland coral atolls developed around a series of partially submerged volcanoes The coral became compressed and developed into Australia s most spectacular lime-stone caves James McKeown as escaped convict ...
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Katoomba
Katoomba is easily the best place to get the full experience of being in the Blue Mountains It s home to one of Australia s icons of nature the Three Sisters and its surrounding walkways are equally enticing and as ...
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Lapstone
The name Lapstone Hill was first given to the slope of the eastern escarpment in because of the number of water worn stones that resembled the stones cobblers held between their knees to beat the leather against In the railway ...
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Lawson
Originally known as Mile Hollow followed by Christmas Swamp When The Blue Mountains Inn was opened in the district also took the name Blue Mountain When a railway station was built in that too was Gazetted Blue Mountain This name ...
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Leura
Leura is a historic village with quaint little tea houses and craft shops nestled amongst turn-of-the-century buildings Leura retains its own distinct identity with a real village atmosphere The main street The Mall feels quite secluded from the highway Leura ...
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Lithgow
In the far reaches of the Blue Mountains Lithgow is the gateway to the wonders of New South Wales acirc Explorer Country Nature reigns supreme in Lithgow Aside from excellent opportunities for both canyoning and bushwalking Lithgow s Zig Zag ...
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Little Hartley
Little Hartley is a small village east of Hartley on the Great Western Highway Visit the historic homesteads and experience a real working farm Hartley is best known for the historic Little Hartley Village a must see when visiting the ...
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Medlow Bath
The location here of Brown s sawmill saw the first railway platform open as Brown s Siding in Three years later in the name was changed to Medlow The name Medlow has two possible origins the first being derived from ...
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Megalong Valley
Megalong is an Aboriginal word thought to mean Valley Under The Rock The first record of a European coming to the valley was of Thomas Jones a natural history specimen collector who followed the course of Cox s River from ...
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Mount Irvine
In Charles Robert Scrivener a staff surveyor of the Lands Department was given the job of surveying a road to the end of the Mount Wilson spur He described the land there and located an approach across Bowen s creek ...
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Mount Tomah
Robert Hoddle surveyor and Allan Cunningham botanist crossed Mount Tomah in They made comprehensive records of the vegetation they found and pockets of the rainforest still exist They were especially impressed with Dicksonia Antarctica the soft brown tree fern Cyathea ...
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Mount Victoria
Mount Victoria is located Metres above sea level Surveyor-General Thomas Mitchel marked this area One Tree Hill in In he marked his new route to the west the pass of Victoria When a toll bar was opened in it was ...
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Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson is a small township accessed by turning off the Bells Line of Road between Bell and Mt Tomah Many private gardens open in spring and autumn and some gardens open year round Old Mount Wilson Post Office has ...
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Oberon
As part of the World Heritage Listed Greater Blue Mountains Region and with a unique combination of national parks state forests and rolling hills Oberon is a popular area for trout fishing sapphire fossicking mushroom picking horse riding four wheel ...
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Springwood
Springwood in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales is metres above sea level This location was named by Governor Macquarie in while he and his wife were travelling over the mountains to Bathurst It was so called because of ...
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Wentworth Falls
Wentworth Falls was first known as Weatherboard Hut because of the slab huts built there by William Cox while he was forging the road over the Blue Mountains in It was later renamed Wentworth Falls in honour of William Charles ...
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Woodford
Known in the early days as quot Mile Hollow quot the area boasted a popular Coaching Inn - the Woodman acirc s Inn - built in It was sold to Michael Hogan in who rebuilt the inn and renamed it ...
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