Lockhart, New South Wales
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| Population | 800 (2011 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2656 |
| LGA(s) | Lockhart Shire |
| County | Urana |
| State electorate(s) | Wagga Wagga |
| Federal Division(s) | Riverina |
Lockhart is a town in the Riverina Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the location of the Lockhart Shire Council offices. At the 2011 census, Lockhart had a population of 800 people.[1]
History
Lockhart was named after C.G.N. Lockhart - a commissioner for Crown Lands in the Murrumbidgee River area in the 1850s. It was originally known as Greens Gunyah, and renamed Lockhart in 1897. Greens Gunyah was so named because a Mr Green was the earliest settler and had a grog shop on the Urana - Wagga Wagga stagecoach route.[2]
Ferriers Post Office opened on 16 May 1882 and was renamed Lockhart in 1898.[3]
Tim Fischer, National Party leader (1990–1999) and 11th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia was born here. A railway station served the town between 1901 and 1975, it has now been restored and converted into a New South Wales Rural Fire Service station. Seasonal grain trains service silos in the town.[4]
Notable Former Residents
- Bill Peach (Australian Journalist)
- Tim Fischer
See also
- Oaklands railway line, New South Wales (Railway through Lockhart)
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