Parish of Benolong

Benolong Parish
New South Wales
Benolong Parish is located in New South Wales
Benolong Parish
Benolong Parish
Coordinates32°15′25″S 148°36′4″E / 32.25694°S 148.60111°E / -32.25694; 148.60111
Postcode(s)2830
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location400 km (249 mi) NW of Sydney[1]
LGA(s)Dubbo Regional Council
RegionCentral West / Orana
CountyGordon
State electorate(s)Dubbo
Federal division(s)Parkes
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
24.3 °C
76 °F		 10.1 °C
50 °F		 551.7 mm
21.7 in

Benolong Parish is a civil parish of Gordon County, New South Wales.[2] a Cadastral divisions of New South Wales.[3]

The parish is on the Macquarie River and Whylandra Creek south of Dubbo, New South Wales,[4] the nearest town.

The now disused[5] Molong–Dubbo railway line passes through the parish with Nubingerie railway station in the parish.[6]

References

  1. ^ Benolong lies at a bearing of 307° from Sydney
  2. ^ Robert McLean, The New atlas of Australia : the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices (Sydney :J. Sands, [1886) Map 14.
  3. ^ "Gordon County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ County of Gordon New South Wales, 1918 map.
  5. ^ "Molong- Dubbo Branch". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
  6. ^ Nubingerie railway station.


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