Locksley, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia
33°28′45″S 149°42′56″E / 33.47917°S 149.71556°E / -33.47917; 149.71556Population55 (SAL 2021)[1]Postcode(s)2795Elevation752 m (2,467 ft)Location
  • 174 km (108 mi) WNW of Sydney
  • 55 km (34 mi) W of Lithgow
  • 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Bathurst
LGA(s)Bathurst RegionState electorate(s)BathurstFederal division(s)Calare
Localities around Locksley:
Wambool Yetholme Yetholme
Wambool Locksley Gemalla
O'Connell O'Connell Gemalla

Locksley is a locality in the central tablelands region of New South Wales Australia, previously called Dirty Swamp. It is located on the Main Western railway line. A now-closed railway station opened in 1872.[2]

History

The Dirty Swamp railway station was located nineteen miles beyond Rydal and was opened for passenger traffic on 22 April 1872. At that stage it was the end of the line, but it was expected the line would be extended through to Kelso “in the course of a few months”. The Rydal to Dirty Swamp line was constructed under contract by Messrs. Blunt and Williams.[3]

The name of the Dirty Swamp Post Office was changed to Locksley Post Office from 15 February 1880.[4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Locksley (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Locksley station Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net, accessed 14 April 2010.
  3. ^ Railways: Opening of the Western Line to Dirty Swamp, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 May 1872, page 6.
  4. ^ General Post Office, New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney), 3 February 1880 (Issue No. 44), page 542.
Preceding station Former Services Following station
Wambool
towards Bourke
 Main Western Line Gemalla
towards Sydney


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