Hartley, New South Wales
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Hartley is a historical village in the
It was once a major administrative centre on the Great Western Highway. It has since fallen into decline, replaced by other towns that are on the railway line. At the 2011 census, Hartley had a population of 299 people.[1]
History
Hartley was formerly a judicial and administrative centre that had a busy courthouse. The courthouse was built in 1837 and was designed by prominent New South Wales Colonial Architect Mortimer Lewis.
Hartley's sister villages, Little Hartley and Hartley Vale, still survive as residential villages with a heritage of their own. Little Hartley, situated 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of Hartley, is the site of the historic home Rosedale. Hartley Vale, situated 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Hartley, is the site of the Comet Inn, Collits Inn and Hartley Vale cemetery.[6][7] There is also a network of historic walking tracks between Hartley Vale and Mount York, administered by the Lands Department of New South Wales.[8]
Heritage listings
Hartley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Great Western Highway: Hartley historic site[9]
- 200 Jenolan Caves Road: Military Station archaeological site[10]
- The Old Bathurst Road: Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Hartley, Clarence Hilly Range and Mount Blaxland Precinct[11]
See also
Media related to Hartley, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons
Gallery
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Court house (1837), designed by Mortimer Lewis
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Ivy Cottage and Shamrock Inn at Hartley
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St Bernard's Catholic Church
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"Bungarribee" cottage at Hartley
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Hartley (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ Gregory's New South Wales State Road Map, Map 220, 11th Edition, published by Gregory's Publishing Company
- ^ |NPWS, Hartley Historic Site, archived from the original on 21 May 2014, retrieved 21 May 2014
- ^ Guide to New South Wales National Parks, NPWS, 2001
- ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/273
- ^ Hartley Topographic Map 8930-4N Department of Lands, New South Wales
- ^ Blue Mountains Tourist Map, Department of Lands, New South Wales
- ^ Paton, Neil (2004). Sydney and Blue Mountains Bushwalks. Sydney: Kangaroo Press. pp. 236–238.
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External links
Media related to Hartley, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons
- Hartley Historic Site - NSW Parks & Wildlife Service
- Hartley Historic Village - history and visiting information
- National Parks and Wildlife Service of New South Wales