Rosewood, New South Wales
Rosewood Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||
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Rosewood is a village community and
History
Rosewood Post Office opened on 1 August 1885.[3]
Heritage listings
Rosewood has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail
Rosewood is currently at the furthest extent of a 21 km long rail trail from Tumbarumba, which reuses a portion of the route of the former Tumbarumba railway line. It opened on 3 April 2020. The remainder of the old railway, between Rosewood and Wagga Wagga, has not been used since in 1987, but largely remains in place, in a degraded state, although some sections of track have been removed.[5][6] The rail trail has been described as a 'pilot', indicating that a future extension, beyond Rosewood, is possible.
Climate
Owing to its location on the boundary zone between the
Climate data for Brookfield Forest Station (1938–1968); 457 m AMSL; 35.80° S, 147.93° E | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
1.7 (35.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
4.4 (39.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.0 (2.20) |
47.2 (1.86) |
65.5 (2.58) |
65.6 (2.58) |
86.2 (3.39) |
82.3 (3.24) |
99.0 (3.90) |
92.3 (3.63) |
81.6 (3.21) |
98.7 (3.89) |
70.8 (2.79) |
60.1 (2.37) |
906.3 (35.68) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 116.2 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Brookfield Forest Station |
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rosewood (Snowy Valleys - NSW) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Rosewood". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009
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- ^ "Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail". Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Tumbarumba Branch". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
Media related to Rosewood, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons