Woodstock, New South Wales

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Coordinates: 33°44′45″S 148°50′50″E / 33.74583°S 148.84722°E / -33.74583; 148.84722
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Woodstock is a village in the central west of

2011 census, Woodstock had a population of 812.[1]
Country markets are held at Woodstock Soldiers Memorial Hall on the second Sunday of each month except January. The Memorial Hall hosts a touring opera company, OperaWorks, each year. Other events at Woodstock include a long track motorbike championships and the annual show.

History

Gold was discovered in 1868 at Woods Flat, a few kilometres south of Woodstock. A rush of 500 diggers took up the ground there, but after a short period only a few were left as surface gold was minimal and water supplies lacking. The goldfield had a long history but today almost nothing remains of the buildings at Woods Flat. The village of Woodstock was established in response to the building of the railway line north of Woods Flat, from Blayney to Cowra in 1880s. Initially known also as Woods Flat, the name of the village was changed to Woodstock in 1886.[2]

The railway station was opened in 1888[3] on the Blayney - Demondrille line which connected the Main Western Line at Blayney and the Main Southern Line at Demondrille railway station. At one time there were several sidings near the station with grain silos, stock yards, loading bank, goods shed, hay stage, and loco platform.

By 1900 there were many commercial businesses in the villages including butchers, bakers, hotels, saddleries, smithies, bootmakers, mercers, tailors, motor vehicle garages and billiard rooms. A post office was operating by 1897. The current Royal Hotel was rebuilt in 1911, an earlier timber building having been destroyed by fire. The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney opened a branch at Woodstock in 1907, followed by the Commonwealth Savings Bank in 1913 and the Bank of New South Wales in 1929. The Soldiers Memorial Hall was opened in 1925 by Sir Neville Reginald Howse, who was at that time the Member for Calare.[4]

The bushranger

Ben Hall's gang
, who died in 1906 was buried in an unmarked grave at Woodstock cemetery. A headstone was erected by local historians in 1989.

In the 1980s railway services were suspended between Cowra and Blayney. The section was re-opened by the Lachlan Valley Railway which runs heritage trains from Cowra to Blayney. The railway station is now an art gallery and private residence.

Heritage listings

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

Motorcycle speedway

The Woodstock Park motorcycle speedway track is located northeast of the village (33°44′16″S 148°51′28″E / 33.73778°S 148.85778°E / -33.73778; 148.85778) off Purcell Drive.[6] The venue has hosted the New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Woodstock (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 April 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Kelton, 1987
  3. ^ "Grenfell Branch". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 11 December 2006.
  4. ^ Carcoar Chronicle 1 May 1925
  5. Department of Planning & Environment. H01290. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence
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  6. ^ "Woodstock NSW". Speedway and Road Race History. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

References

Kelton, J. (1987). Woods Flat Gold

ISBN 0-7316-1469-0
.

Gallery

  • Woodstock Images
  • Woodstock Soldiers Memorial Hall, Rankin Street
    Woodstock Soldiers Memorial Hall,
    Rankin Street
  • Woodstock railway station, now an art gallery
    Woodstock railway station,
    now an art gallery
  • Former Commercial Banking Company branch and residence
    Former Commercial Banking Company branch
    and residence

External links

Media related to Woodstock, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons

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