Pleasant Hills, New South Wales
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Pleasant Hills is a small village about 26 kilometres west of Henty in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Pleasant Hills had a population of 127 people.[1]
The village still retains a vibrant community and a number of old and impressive buildings. In particular are the Public School built in 1891, the Lutheran Church built (from wattle and daub) in 1888, the Public Hall built in 1912, and the Pleasant Hills Community Hotel built between 1917 and 1918. All of these buildings are still in use today.
The town was serviced by the Rand branch railway line before the line was closed in 1975. Pleasant Hills Post Office opened on 1 March 1890.[3]
German Settlement
Pleasant Hills and the nearby area of
The streets of Pleasant Hills display a second set of signage to include the surnames of prominent families that moved to the area during that time. Names displayed include Terlich, Eulenstein, Schiller, Quast, Pertzel, Lieschke, Knobel, Haberecht, Zucker, Pumpa and Scheuner.
Pleasant Hills Community Hotel
The licence of the Pleasant Hills
Notes and references
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pleasant Hills". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Pleasant Hills". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 26 January 2021
- ^ German Settlement in New South Wales in the 19th Century
- ^ Reynolds, Nikki (27 March 2018). "Pleasant Hills Community Hotel celebrates its centenary". Eastern Riverina Chronicle. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Brown, Rochelle (16 February 2018). "Pleasant Hills Community Hotel prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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