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| '''Medlow Bath''' (]: 2780) is an ]n small town located near the highest point of the ], between ] and ]. Its altitude is about {{convert|1050|m}} {{AHD}} and it is about {{convert|115|km}} west-north-west of the ] and {{convert|5|km}} north-west of Katoomba.<ref>{{cite book|work=Gregory's State Road Map of New South Wales|title=Map 220|edition=11th|year= |accessdate= }}</ref> At the ], Medlow Bath had a population of |
'''Medlow Bath''' (]: 2780) is an ]n small town located near the highest point of the ], between ] and ]. Its altitude is about {{convert|1050|m}} {{AHD}} and it is about {{convert|115|km}} west-north-west of the ] and {{convert|5|km}} north-west of Katoomba.<ref>{{cite book|work=Gregory's State Road Map of New South Wales|title=Map 220|edition=11th|year= |accessdate= }}</ref> At the ], Medlow Bath had a population of 611 people.<ref name=census/> | ||
| ==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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| * Beauchamp Road: ]<ref name=nswshr-1366>{{cite NSW SHR|5051465|Medlow Dam|hr=01366|fn=H07/00038, 120317|accessdate=18 May 2018}}</ref> | * Beauchamp Road: ]<ref name=nswshr-1366>{{cite NSW SHR|5051465|Medlow Dam|hr=01366|fn=H07/00038, 120317|accessdate=18 May 2018}}</ref> | ||
| * Great Western Highway: ]<ref name=nswshr-1190>{{cite NSW SHR|5012100|Medlow Bath Railway Station group|hr=01190|accessdate=18 May 2018}}</ref> | * Great Western Highway: ]<ref name=nswshr-1190>{{cite NSW SHR|5012100|Medlow Bath Railway Station group|hr=01190|accessdate=18 May 2018}}</ref> | ||
| ==Population== | |||
| 72.9% of people were born in Australia and 85.0% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 39.6%, Catholic 19.1% and Anglican 11.0%.<ref name=census/> | |||
| ==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
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Suburb of City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
| Medlow Bath New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Hydro Majestic Hotel, at Medlow Bath, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 611 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | circa 1870 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2780 | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Blue Mountains | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Blue Mountains | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
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Medlow Bath (postcode: 2780) is an Australian small town located near the highest point of the Blue Mountains, between Katoomba and Blackheath. Its altitude is about 1,050 metres (3,440 ft) AHD and it is about 115 kilometres (71 mi) west-north-west of the Sydney central business district and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-west of Katoomba. At the 2016 census, Medlow Bath had a population of 611 people.
Description
Medlow Bath is set in a semi-rural area which includes fire-prone eucalypt forest, and has been subject to bushfire threats many times during its history.
The Hydro Majestic Hotel was developed by Sydney businessman, Mark Foy in the early years of the twentieth century and was the main economic activity in the area, until bushfires nearly destroyed the hotel in the summer of 2003.
There is an elaborate network of walking tracks, which were developed in the bushland between the hotel and the escarpment of the Megalong Valley. The tracks offer scope for many fine bushwalks and views of the Megalong Valley, but in more recent years have deteriorated due to lack of maintenance. Other tracks in the area include Bruce's Walk, an old track that was upgraded by bushwalkers and other volunteers in the 1980s. Bruce's Walk is located a few kilometres east of Medlow Bath, on the fringes of the Blue Mountains National Park, a huge park that is now a World Heritage Site.
Australia's first Prime Minister, Edmund Barton, died at the Hydro Majestic Hotel in 1920.
Heritage listings
Medlow Bath has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Blue Mountains National Park: Blue Mountains walking tracks
- Beauchamp Road: Medlow Dam
- Great Western Highway: Medlow Bath railway station
Population
72.9% of people were born in Australia and 85.0% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 39.6%, Catholic 19.1% and Anglican 11.0%.
Transport
Medlow Bath was connected to the Main Western railway line in 1880, when the station was called Brown's Siding. Medlow Bath railway station is now served by the Blue Mountains Line.
The Great Western Highway is the main road access route.
Katoomba Airfield is also located a few kilometres east of Medlow Bath.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Medlow Bath (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- Map 220 (11th ed.).
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Medlow Bath". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- Walsh, G. P. (1981). "Foy, Mark (1865–1950)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- Paton, Neil (2004). Sydney and Blue Mountains Bushwalks. Kangaroo Press. pp. 249–251.
- Rutledge, Martha. "Barton, Sir Edmund (1849–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- "Blue Mountains Walking tracks". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00980. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- "Medlow Dam". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01366. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- "Medlow Bath Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01190. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
External links
Media related to Medlow Bath, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons
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