Richmond, New South Wales

Coordinates: 33°36′S 150°45′E / 33.600°S 150.750°E / -33.600; 150.750
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Richmond
Federal division(s)
Macquarie
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
24.0 °C
75 °F		 11.0 °C
52 °F		 738.5 mm
29.1 in
Localities around Richmond:
North Richmond Cornwallis and Richmond Lowlands Cornwallis and Clarendon
Agnes Banks Richmond Clarendon and Windsor
Agnes Banks Hobartville and Londonderry South Windsor


Richmond is a historic town in north-west of

Blue Mountains. It is about 65 km by road from Sydney, 22 km from Penrith, 26 km from Blacktown, 40 km from Parramatta , 78 km from Lithgow and 5 km from Windsor
. Richmond Town is now part of Sydney urban area have all amenities including Shopping Malls, Service NSW, Schools, TAFE, University, Post Office, Restaurants, Railway Station, Cafe, Hotel and Supermarkets.

History

The

Darug people
were the Aboriginal peoples in the area in 1788.

The area was originally explored by British settlers in 1789 and the nearby eminence to the west of the Hawkesbury River was known by them as 'Richmond Hill'. The name was given by Governor

Pitt Town
Bottoms. They needed good farming land to help overcome the desperate need for food in the new colony. By 1799 this region was producing about half the grain produced in the colony.

The Battle of Richmond Hill took place in May and June 1795 between the Darug people and British Marines.

Around 1811 Macquarie officially established the five

Public Works Department and then became a Division of the Australian Foundation for the Disabled, providing employment for the disabled.[2]

During WWII the RAAF operated a top secret operations bunker from somewhere in Richmond. It was either half or completely underground. The location of this bunker is unknown but it has been reported that this bunker was identical to the

Bankstown. It has also been reported that this bunker could still be intact.[3]

C-130 Hercules
aircraft from RAAF Richmond.

Hawkesbury Agricultural College was the first agriculture college in NSW started in 1891 later amalgamated into Western Sydney University, Hawkesbury Campus.

Attractions and Heritage listings

Major Attractions in Richmond are Richmond Oval, Pughs Lagoon, Smith Park, Richmond School of Arts, St Andrews Church, Yarramundi Reserve, Hawkesbury Race Club, Richmond Club, Polo Club, Richmond Good Food Market on Saturday morning and Hawkesbury Valley Way Visitor Centre with view of RAAF Base Airport and Maple Trees.

Richmond has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Population

According to the 2021 census of Population, there were 5,418 people in Richmond. Richmond Town is considered to combination of Richmond (population 5,418) and Hobartville (population 2,712) suburb. As Richmond is an established town, people from North Richmond, Agnes Banks, Bligh Park, Londonderry, and Kurrajong also comes for shopping and day to day activities.

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.
  • 72.5% of people were born in Australia.
  • Median Age is 43
  • 1,242 families is there in town and 2,479 private dwellings was registered.
  • The most common responses for religion were No Religion 31.1%, Catholic 19.2% and Anglican 17.2%.[1]

Education

Richmond has a range of educational facilities, from primary and high schools to

Technical and Further Education (TAFE) and the Hawkesbury Campus of Western Sydney University originally Hawkesbury Agricultural College
.

There are three primary schools in Richmond: Richmond Public School, Hobartville Public School and St Monica's Catholic Primary School. High Schools located in Richmond are

Richmond High School
and Centre of Excellence in Agriculture Education (Richmond Agriculture College-partnered with TAFE and WSU).

Geography

The expansion of the Sydney suburban area has almost reached Richmond and it is now considered to be an outer suburb of Sydney. Bells Line of Road which leads into, over and across the

endangered regent honeyeaters and swift parrots.[18]
Numerous times Richmond area has been flooded as its staying near to Hawkesbury River.

Richmond is surrounded by 1327 hectares land of Western Sydney University Hawkesbury campus, 270 hectares land of RAAF Base Richmond Airport and Ricmond Lowlands near Hawkesbury River. So it is the one and only isolated town in Sydney without having high density housing and population.

Transport

Richmond is connected with Road, Rail, Water ( Hawkebury River) and Air (RAAF Base Richmond) network. Major roads are Richmond Road to Blacktown, M7 and Sydney; Hawkesbury Valley Way to Windsor, A2, M2 and Sydney; Bells Line of Road to Kurrajong, Bilpin and Lithgow; Londonderry Road to Penrith and Castlereagh Road to Blue Mountains and Penrith. Richmond Railway Station which is a Terminus serves T1 and T5 Sydney Train Networks in Richmond railway line with every half an hour service to Sydney Central or Leppington. RAAF Base Richmond is a Defence Airport whereas nearby public airports are Sydney Airport and Western Sydney Airport. Frequent bus services are to Windsor, Penrith (via Londonderry and Agnes Banks), Kurrajong, Bligh Park, Grose Vale, Berambing and night bus service to Sydney (Town Hall Park St). Hawkesbury River is the main reason settlement happen in Richmond area with boats and cruises. Still people are using river for recreational purposes.


Climate

Richmond has a

föhn wind sweeping off the Central Tablelands down into the foothills of the suburb.[19] Winter nights are colder than Sydney CBD's and they can drop below 0 °C (32 °F) with significant frost
. Richmond has 91.5 days of clear skies annually, in contrast to Sydney CBD's 104 days. On 14 January 1939, Richmond recorded a temperature of 47.8 °C (118.0 °F), the highest in the Sydney region. Its lowest maximum winter temperature was 7.6 °C (45.7 °F), recorded on 6 July 1957.

After Mitchell, Queensland, Richmond has the second largest overall temperature range recorded in Australia; −8.3 °C (17.1 °F) to 47.8 °C (118.0 °F), a range of 56.1 °C.[20][21]

Richmond area is considered as a flood prone area as its staying near to Hawkesbury River and when Warragamba Dam opens water will fill around Richmond area.

Climate data for Richmond RAAF (>1928)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 47.8
(118.0) 		43.7
(110.7) 		41.9
(107.4) 		38.2
(100.8) 		30.0
(86.0) 		26.8
(80.2) 		27.6
(81.7) 		32.8
(91.0) 		35.9
(96.6) 		40.4
(104.7) 		45.3
(113.5) 		43.6
(110.5) 		47.8
(118.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.3
(86.5) 		29.0
(84.2) 		27.0
(80.6) 		23.9
(75.0) 		20.3
(68.5) 		17.6
(63.7) 		17.2
(63.0) 		18.8
(65.8) 		21.5
(70.7) 		24.5
(76.1) 		26.8
(80.2) 		28.8
(83.8) 		23.8
(74.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7) 		17.7
(63.9) 		15.6
(60.1) 		11.6
(52.9) 		7.6
(45.7) 		5.1
(41.2) 		3.6
(38.5) 		4.4
(39.9) 		8.0
(46.4) 		11.0
(51.8) 		14.2
(57.6) 		16.0
(60.8) 		11.0
(51.9)
Record low °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0) 		6.4
(43.5) 		3.9
(39.0) 		1.1
(34.0) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		1.7
(35.1) 		3.6
(38.5) 		5.0
(41.0) 		−8.3
(17.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 75.7
(2.98) 		122.9
(4.84) 		75.8
(2.98) 		48.6
(1.91) 		48.9
(1.93) 		47.5
(1.87) 		28.5
(1.12) 		33.2
(1.31) 		48.4
(1.91) 		50.6
(1.99) 		82.7
(3.26) 		82.7
(3.26) 		719.0
(28.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 11.3 11.8 11.3 9.6 10.2 9.1 8.1 6.4 7.3 8.9 12.1 10.6 117.5
Average afternoon
relative humidity
(%) 		50 54 52 53 54 55 49 45 42 45 45 48 49
Source 1: [22] (averages)
Source 2: [23] (humidity and records only)

Notable Personalities

Some of the notable personalities born or lived in Richmond are:

Gallery

  • Bowman Cottage 1815–1818, built in the Colonial style
    Bowman Cottage 1815–1818, built in the Colonial style
  • Richmond Court House
    Richmond Court House
  • St Peter's Church
    St Peter's Church
  • Park Mall, Richmond
    Park Mall, Richmond
  • Pugh's Lagoon
    Pugh's Lagoon
  • Old Post Office Richmond
    Old Post Office Richmond

Bibliography

  • Boughton, Samuel. Reminiscences of Richmond - From the Forties Down. Cathy McHardy, 2010.
  • Lewis, Judith. ‘A History of the Richmond Railway Line: 1864- 2014.’ Riverstone & District Historical Society and Museum. https://www.riverstonehistoricalsociety.org.au/blog/?page_id=1966

See also

References

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  17. ^ "Administrative Block, Blacksmith Shop and Stable Square | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  18. ^ "IBA: Richmond Woodlands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  19. ^ Sharples, J.J., McRae, R.H.D., Weber, R.O., Mills, G.A. (2009) Foehn-like winds and fire danger anomalies in southeastern Australia. Proceedings of the 18th IMACS World Congress and MODSIM09. 13–17 July, Cairns.
  20. ^ [1] Climate statistics for Mitchell Post Office, Bureau of Meteorology
  21. ^ Climatic Extremes by Geoscience Australia from the Australian Government
  22. ^ "Climate Statistics: Richmond RAAF (1993–present)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  23. ^ "Climate Statistics: Richmond RAAF (1928–1994)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

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