Mount Victoria, New South Wales

Mount Victoria
New South Wales
Aerial view
Mount Victoria is located in New South Wales
Mount Victoria
Mount Victoria
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Coordinates33°35′26″S 150°15′21″E / 33.590561°S 150.255884°E / -33.590561; 150.255884
Population945 (2021 census)[1]
Established1866[2]
Postcode(s)2786
Elevation1,043 m (3,422 ft)[3]
Location
LGA(s)City of Blue Mountains[4]
CountyCook[4]
ParishHartley[4]
State electorate(s)Blue Mountains[5]
Federal division(s)Macquarie[6]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall[7]
16.3 °C
61 °F		 7.2 °C
45 °F		 1,061.5 mm
41.8 in
Localities around Mount Victoria:
Hartley Vale Bell Blue Mountains National Park
Little Hartley Mount Victoria Mount York
Megalong Valley Megalong Valley Blackheath

Mount Victoria (postcode: 2786) is a village in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. Geographically, Mount Victoria is the westernmost village and suburb of Greater Sydney on the Great Western Highway in the City of Blue Mountains, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) west-northwest by road from the Sydney central business district and at an altitude of about 1,052 metres (3,451 ft) AHD.[8] At the 2021 Census, the settlement had a population of 945.[1]

History

Mount Victoria Hotel in the 1920s

Mount Victoria is located on an escarpment plateau extension of Mount York, the site of a camp on the original Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813. The area was originally marked as One Tree Hill on an early map dating from 1834 by the Surveyor General, Sir Thomas Mitchell.[8] This is why when the township was established in 1866 it was known as One Tree Hill.[2]

After the road across the Blue Mountains was constructed a toll bar was opened about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east from the present township in 1849 and the area was also known as Broughton's Waterhole Toll Bar.[9] Coaches were charged at the toll according to how well sprung they were, ones without springs were not charged as it was believed they would help crush the road surface.[8]

After the railway station, marking the termination of the Main Western railway line, was opened in 1868 the town also became known as Mount Victoria.[9][10] The town's name was officially changed after the first Post Office was built in 1876.[8]

By the late 19th century, the town had become a prosperous settlement and many private schools, including The School, Mount Victoria, were founded in the area, which become somewhat of a hill station retreat for wealthy Sydney families.[8]

Heritage listings

Imperial Hotel, Mount Victoria

Mount Victoria has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the following sites listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register:

The following site are listed on other heritage registers:

  • Mount Victoria Manor was built in 1876 and was the home of the Fairfax family for some years before being converted to a hotel.
  • Imperial Hotel: The Imperial Hotel was constructed in 1878 and is significant for being the only hotel in the Blue Mountains to trade continuously under its own name.[14] The hotel closed in 2016 pending renovations.[15]
  • St Peter's Anglican Church: Designed by architect David Macbeath and built of sandstone in 1874-1875 by contractor Alexander Armstrong, this is the oldest Christian Church in the Blue Mountains.[16]
  • Toll House: Constructed in 1849 the Toll House is one of only two surviving toll houses in New South Wales, the second oldest building in the Blue Mountains and one of only two surviving pre 1850s cottages in the Blue Mountains.[17]
  • Mount Victoria Post Office: A federation style building constructed in 1896-1897.[18]
  • Gatekeeper's Cottage: Constructed in 1868 this is one of only six remaining of twelve original gatekeeper's cottages in the Blue Mountains.[19]
  • Mount Victoria Public School: Completed in 1877 it is possibly the oldest public school in the Blue Mountains. The building is currently operating as a child care centre.[20]

Asgard Swamp coal mine

Asgard Swamp Coal Mine

To the north-east of Mount Victoria lies the Asgard Swamp area, now part of the Blue Mountains National Park. The area is the site of a coal mine that was developed in the nineteenth century, but which was ultimately unsuccessful. Six adits were driven into the coal seam by Walter Mackenzie and Thomas Garret, circa 1881. A coke oven was built and it was also proposed to build a tramline from Mount Victoria, but it is not known if this ever happened. The leases changed hands a few times over the years, but no work was done after 1908.[21] Around the south and east edges of Asgard Swamp, there are the remains of huts used by the people who worked the mines.

Mount Victoria cemetery

Berghofer grave at Mount Victoria Cemetery

Mount Victoria Cemetery, located one and a half kilometres south-east of the township, was established in 1881. Notable internees include John Berghofer, the builder of Berghofer's Pass at Mount York. (The pass, no longer used for vehicular traffic, has since been included in a network of walking tracks at Mount York. The Mount York area is now heritage-listed.)[22]

Other internees include members of the Lanfranchi family, owners of Marthaville, a heritage-listed house on the Great Western Highway.[23]

Present day

Today, Mount Victoria is a small township with a large number of historic buildings and a few attractions including the Post Office, a Hall which is used as a cinema, the Imperial Hotel, the Toll Keepers Cottage and a museum at the railway station.[8]

The town is the starting point for many bushwalks and features several lookouts over the Kanimbla Valley including the lookout from Mount Piddington.[8]

The railway station, along with Lithgow, is the terminus for the Blue Mountains Line. The town is located at the junction of the Great Western Highway and the Darling Causeway to Bell. Transport for NSW is researching a major upgrade to the Great Western Highway with the view to bypass the township and the steep Victoria Pass down to Little Hartley to the west.[24][25][26]

Transport

Blue Mountains Transit operates one bus route through the suburb of Mount Victoria:

  • 698V: Katoomba to Mount Victoria[27]

Population

At the 2021 Census, the population of Mount Victoria was 945. 75.8% of people were born in Australia and 88.8% of people spoke only English at home. The most common response for religion was No Religion at 56.3%.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Victoria". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 July 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Isles, Ebena (1988). Mount Victoria. Blue Mountains City Library: Mount Victoria & District Historical Society. pp. Preface, 1.
  3. ^ http://www.altitude.nu/ Archived 7 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Elevation at any place.
  4. ^ a b c "Mount Victoria". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Blue Mountains". NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Macquarie". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  7. ^ "Summary statistics MOUNT VICTORIA (SELSDON STR)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Mount Victoria - New South Wales". The Age. Australia. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  9. ^ a b "Mount Victoria, New South Wales". About Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  10. ^ "Mount Victoria Station". NSWRail.net. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Mount Victoria Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01203. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  13. ^ "Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Mount York, Cox's Pass Precinct". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01956. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  14. ^ "Mv006: Hotel Imperial". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  15. ^ Curtin, Jennie (30 October 2017). "Big plans for Mt Vic". Blue Mountains Gazette. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Mv007: St Peter's Anglican Church". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  17. ^ "Mv008: Toll House". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  18. ^ "Mv010: Old Vic Post Office Gallery". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  19. ^ "Mv013: Gatekeeper's Cottage". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  20. ^ "Mv014: Mount Victoria Public School". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  21. ^ Mount Wilson.com.au
  22. ^ State Heritage Register
  23. ^ State Heritage Register
  24. ^ "Mount Victoria to Lithgow - upgrade of the Great Western Highway". Roads & Traffic Authority. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  25. ^ "Katoomba to Lithgow – Great Western Highway upgrade". Roads & Maritime Services. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  26. ^ NSW government reveals plan to build Australia's longest road tunnel at Blue Mountains ABC News 3 May 2021
  27. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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