Euabalong West
Euabalong West New South Wales |
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File:Euabalong West Uabba Street.JPG
Uabba Street, the main street of Euabalong West
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Population | 70 (?)[citation needed] |
Established | 1870s |
Postcode(s) | 2877 |
LGA(s) | Cobar Shire |
Euabalong West is a small town on the Broken Hill Railway Line that was founded to serve the residents of nearby Euabalong, which was a crossing point for the Lachlan River founded in the 1870s. The town has approximately 70 people, and its main industries are cropping, grazing, and railway-related employment.[1]
Euabalong West railway station opened in 1919[2] and is served by the weekly Indian Pacific train between Sydney and Perth. NSW TrainLink's weekly Outback Xplorer also serves the town.[3]
The town was the scene of a major freight derailment in January 2007, when a freight train carrying chemicals derailed and spilled wreckage over a 1.5 km zone, blocking all rail traffic between Adelaide and Sydney.[4]
Gallery
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Euabalong West Grain Elevators.JPG
Euabalong Grain Elevator
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Euabalong West Train 001.JPG
Euabalong West
References
- ↑ Cobar Shire Council, "Cobar Shire: Villages". Accessed 9 April 2007.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Australian Broadcasting Corporation, "Euabalong West derailment cuts track", 15 January 2007. Accessed 9 April 2007.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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