Linden, New South Wales
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Linden is a village in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales
, Australia
. It is in the City of Blue Mountains
, 81 km west of Sydney
and 19 kms east of Katoomba. The village is on the Great Western Highway
and has a railway station
on the Main Western railway line
served by CityRail
's Blue Mountains services. It shares a post office, and therefore the 2778 postcode, with adjoining Woodford
. At the 2006 Census, its population was 427, including 11 indigenous people (2.6%).
. It was originally the location of a tollhouse erected in 1849 and demolished in the 1860s during the construction of the railway.
The village is near the grave of John Donohue, a police officer who was reputedly shot by a bushranger
, and who died on 25 June 1837. It is also near Caley's Repulse, a mound of rocks in the shape of a pyramid that was believed to have been constructed by Aborigines. However, some sources maintain that this is a fallacy and that the pile of rocks actually date back to 1912, when a group from the Royal Australian Historical Society made a pile of rocks in the wrong place. Other nearby attractions include King's Cave and Linden Observatory.
Linden Creek, which carves a deep valley on the north side of Linden, is a major tributary of the Grose River
.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is in the City of Blue Mountains
City of Blue Mountains
The City of Blue Mountains is a local government area of New South Wales, Australia, governed by the Blue Mountains City Council. The city is located in the Blue Mountains range west of Sydney.-Demographics:...
, 81 km west of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and 19 kms east of Katoomba. The village is on the Great Western Highway
Great Western Highway
The Great Western Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs 210 km from Sydney to Bathurst.Starting as Broadway at the intersection of City Road near the fringe of the Sydney CBD, and becoming Parramatta Road to Parramatta itself, the Great Western Highway heads due west from...
and has a railway station
Linden Railway Station
Linden Railway Station is located on the North Island Main Trunk Railway in Linden, New Zealand and is part of the suburban rail network of Wellington...
on the Main Western railway line
Main Western railway line, New South Wales
The Main Western Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Blue Mountains, Central West, North West Slopes and the Far West regions.- Description of route :...
served by CityRail
CityRail
CityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...
's Blue Mountains services. It shares a post office, and therefore the 2778 postcode, with adjoining Woodford
Woodford, New South Wales
Woodford is a village in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, approximately 90 kilometres west of Sydney. Its elevation is above sea level. It is situated on the Great Western Highway and has a railway station on the Main Western railway line served by CityRail's Blue Mountains...
. At the 2006 Census, its population was 427, including 11 indigenous people (2.6%).
Description and History
The railway station at Linden was built in 1874 and was named after Linden Lodge, the home built in 1865 by local business man William Jolley Henderson . Linden was originally known as Seventeen Mile Hollow because of its location 17 miles (27.35 km) from the Nepean RiverNepean River
The Nepean River is a river in the coastal region of New South Wales, Australia.The headwaters of the Nepean River rise near Robertson, about 100 kilometres south of Sydney and about 15 kilometres from the coast. The river flows north in an unpopulated water catchment area into Nepean Dam, which...
. It was originally the location of a tollhouse erected in 1849 and demolished in the 1860s during the construction of the railway.
The village is near the grave of John Donohue, a police officer who was reputedly shot by a bushranger
Bushranger
Bushrangers, or bush rangers, originally referred to runaway convicts in the early years of the British settlement of Australia who had the survival skills necessary to use the Australian bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities...
, and who died on 25 June 1837. It is also near Caley's Repulse, a mound of rocks in the shape of a pyramid that was believed to have been constructed by Aborigines. However, some sources maintain that this is a fallacy and that the pile of rocks actually date back to 1912, when a group from the Royal Australian Historical Society made a pile of rocks in the wrong place. Other nearby attractions include King's Cave and Linden Observatory.
Linden Creek, which carves a deep valley on the north side of Linden, is a major tributary of the Grose River
Grose River
The Grose Valley is a rugged valley in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It has been formed by the Grose River, the headwaters of which are in the Mount Victoria area...
.