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| postcode = 2590
| postcode = 2590
| pop = 414
| pop = 164
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2011}}
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC10198|name=Bethungra (State Suburb)|accessdate=2 April 2015|quick=on}}</ref>
| pop_footnotes =<ref name=Census>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC10328|name=Bethungra (State Suburb)|access-date=26 August 2019|quick=on}}</ref>
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| fedgov = [[Division of Riverina|Riverina]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Riverina|Riverina]]
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| location1= [[Sydney, New South Wales|Sydney]]
| location1= Sydney
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| location2= [[Wagga Wagga, New South Wales|Wagga Wagga]]
| location2= [[Wagga Wagga, New South Wales|Wagga Wagga]]
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| location3= [[Cootamundra, New South Wales|Cootamundra]]
| location3= [[Cootamundra, New South Wales|Cootamundra]]
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| location4= [[Illabo, New South Wales|Illabo]]<ref>[http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp Travelmate] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070324192800/http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/Mapmaker.asp |date=24 March 2007 }}</ref>
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'''Bethungra''' is a locality in [[Junee Shire]] in the [[South West Slopes, New South Wales|South West Slopes]] region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] situated on the [[Olympic Highway|Olympic Way]] about 13 kilometres northeast of [[Illabo, New South Wales|Illabo]] and 24 kilometres southwest of [[Cootamundra, New South Wales|Cootamundra]].<ref>{{NSW GNR|id=MnjLXtZTGH|title=Bethungra|accessdate=20 January 2010}}</ref>
'''Bethungra''' is a locality in [[Junee Shire]] in the [[South West Slopes, New South Wales|South West Slopes]] region of [[New South Wales]], Australia situated on the [[Olympic Highway]] about 13 kilometres northeast of [[Illabo, New South Wales|Illabo]] and 24 kilometres southwest of [[Cootamundra, New South Wales|Cootamundra]].<ref>{{NSW GNR|id=MnjLXtZTGH|title=Bethungra|access-date=20 January 2010}}</ref>


== History ==
Bethungra Post Office opened on 1&nbsp;December 1875.<ref name="PostOffice">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country= | accessdate = 2009-06-11 | postscript = <!--None--> | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080819030343/https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country= | archive-date = 19 August 2008 | dead-url = yes | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
Bethungra was officially established when the Post Office opened on 1&nbsp;December 1875.<ref name="PostOffice">{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&filter=*Bethungra* | access-date = 6 February 2021 }}</ref>


Just to the north of the town lies the [[Bethungra Spiral]], a [[Spiral (railway)|rail spiral]] built on the [[Main Southern railway line, New South Wales|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.<ref>[http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Bethungra&line=NSW:main_south:0 Bethungra station]. NSWrail.net, accessed 29 August 2009.</ref>
Just to the north of the town lies the [[Bethungra Spiral]], a [[Spiral (railway)|rail spiral]] built on the [[Main Southern railway line, New South Wales|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.<ref>[http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Bethungra&line=NSW:main_south:0 Bethungra station]. NSWrail.net, accessed 29 August 2009.</ref>


In 1885, an [[Railway accidents in New South Wales|accident]] occurred near Bethungra when a train derailed at a washed away culvert, killing five persons.
In 1885, an [[Railway accidents in New South Wales|accident]] occurred near Bethungra when a train derailed at a washed away culvert, killing five persons.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}


==Heritage listings==
==Heritage listings==
Bethungra has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Bethungra has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Main Southern railway: [[Bethungra Spiral]]<ref name=nswshr-1026>{{cite NSW SHR|5011929|Bethungra Spiral|hr=01026|accessdate=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* Main Southern railway: [[Bethungra Spiral]]<ref name=nswshr-1026>{{cite NSW SHR|5011929|Bethungra Spiral|hr=01026|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<Gallery>
<gallery>
image:BethungraHotel.jpg|Bethungra Hotel aka Hotel Shirley
image:BethungraHotel.jpg|Bethungra Hotel aka Hotel Shirley
image:BethungraSpiral.jpg|Bethungra Spiral
image:BethungraSpiral.jpg|Bethungra Spiral
image:OverpassBethungra.jpg|Overpass just south of Bethungra Spiral
image:OverpassBethungra.jpg|Overpass just south of Bethungra Spiral
</Gallery>
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Riverina}}
{{Riverina}}


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[[Category:Bethungra, New South Wales| ]]
[[Category:Towns in New South Wales]]
[[Category:Towns in New South Wales]]
[[Category:Junee Shire]]
[[Category:Main Southern railway line, New South Wales]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1875]]
[[Category:1875 establishments in Australia]]

Latest revision as of 01:49, 17 June 2024

This article is about the locality near Junee, New South Wales. For the former convent and now residence in Canterbury, Sydney, see Bethungra, Canterbury. For other uses, see Bethungra.

Bethungra
New South Wales
Entering Bethungra
Bethungra is located in New South Wales
Bethungra
Bethungra
Coordinates34°46′0″S 147°51′0″E / 34.76667°S 147.85000°E / -34.76667; 147.85000
Population164 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2590
Elevation310 m (1,017 ft)
Standort
LGA(s)Junee Shire
CountyClarendon
State electorate(s)Cootamundra
Federal division(s)Riverina

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.[3]

History

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Bethungra was officially established when the Post Office opened on 1 December 1875.[4]

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.[5]

In 1885, an accident occurred near Bethungra when a train derailed at a washed away culvert, killing five persons.[citation needed]

Heritage listings

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Bethungra has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

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  • Bethungra Hotel aka Hotel Shirley
    Bethungra Hotel aka Hotel Shirley
  • Bethungra Spiral
    Bethungra Spiral
  • Overpass just south of Bethungra Spiral
    Overpass just south of Bethungra Spiral

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bethungra (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 August 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Bethungra". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2010. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. ^ Bethungra station. NSWrail.net, accessed 29 August 2009.
  6. ^ "Bethungra Spiral". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01026. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
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Media related to Bethungra at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station Former services Following station
Illabo
towards Albury
 Main Southern Line Frampton
towards Sydney
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