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Bethungra

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Junee Shire Council NSW, PO Box 93, Bethungra, NSW 2590
02 6924 8100

Description

Bethungra is a locality in Junee Shire in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia situated on the Olympic Highway about 13 kilometres northeast of Illabo and 24 kilometres southwest of Cootamundra.

Bethungra is a locality in Junee Shire in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia situated on the Olympic Highway about 13 kilometres northeast of Illabo and 24 kilometres southwest of Cootamundra.

History

Bethungra Post Office opened on 1 December 1875.Just to the north of the town lies the Bethungra Spiral, a rail spiral built on the Main South railway line to ease the gradients when the line was duplicated between 1941 and 1946. A railway station was located in the town between 1878 and the 1980s, and has now been demolished.In 1885, an accident occurred near Bethungra when a train derailed at a washed away culvert, killing five persons.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 301.045 km2

Elevation: 201-500 metres

Town elevation: 315 m

Population number: 164

Local Government Area: Junee Shire Council

Location

Junee Shire Council NSW, PO Box 93, Bethungra, NSW 2590

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Bethungra, New South Wales

Bethungra - Localista

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