Glen Innes, New South Wales

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Glen Innes
New South Wales

Grey Street, Glen Innes NSW

Population:

5,944^[1]

Postcode:

2370

Elevation:

1,062 m (3,484 ft)

Location:

608 km (378 mi) N of Sydney
367 km (228 mi) SW of Brisbane
161 km (100 mi) W of Grafton
100 km (62 mi) N of Armidale

LGA:

Glen Innes Severn Shire Council

State District:

Northern Tablelands

Federal Division:

New England

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
20.2 °C ^{68 °F}	7.2 °C ^{45 °F}	857.9 mm ^{33.8 in}

Town Hall, Glen Innes, NSW.

Standing Stones, Glen Innes, NSW.

Glen Innes Court House, which was built in 1873.

Crofters cottage, Glen Innes, NSW

Glen Innes is a town on the Northern Tablelands, in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the centre of the Glen Innes Severn Shire Council. It is located on the New England Highway and the Gwydir Highway.

Glen Innes is 1062 metres AHD with an average annual rainfall of 857mm. At the 2006 census, Glen Innes had a population of 5,944.^[1]

1 History
2 Culture and tourism
3 Climate
4 Notable residents
5 Glen Innes and Scotland
6 Twin towns
7 Wind Farm
8 References
9 See also
10 External links

[edit] History

Tin was first discovered at Emmaville in 1872 and Glen Innes became the centre of a mining bonanza during the late 1800’s. Other nearby villages are: Deepwater, Torrington, Ben Lomond, Wellingrove, Glencoe and Red Range.

The centre of the town retains some of its federation buildings and the owners have painted these buildings in the traditional colours. Many of these buildings have been placed on the Register of the National Estate.

[edit] Culture and tourism

Among the many attractions of this area are the extensive Land of the Beardies History Museum, Emmaville Mining Museum, the town parks, fishing, fossicking areas, Gibraltar Range National Park, several waterfalls, the Australian Standing Stones, which are large monoliths and the World Heritage listed Washpool National Park.

There are at least three churches, including the Cameron Memorial Uniting Church and St Andrews Presbyterian Church which hail from the town's Scottish roots.

Annual events include: Minerama, a gem and fossicking festival; the Australian Celtic Festival, Land of the Beardies Festival, Pastoral and Agricultural Show and also horse racing, the prestigious Glen Innes Cup.

[edit] Climate

Glen Innes has a similar climate to Blackheath, New South Wales in the Blue Mountains, with mild to warm summer and with cold and windy winters with regular frosts and snowfalls though many snowfalls don't settle.

[edit] Notable residents

Glen Innes was the birthplace of writer D'Arcy Niland and High Court judge Edward McTiernan. Notable Former Residents: Bishop Thomas McCabe, the 1st bishop of Wollongong. grave site located in St Francis Xavier Cathedral grounds, Wollongong. Other important families in this region has been the Bloxsome and Newsome families.

[edit] Glen Innes and Scotland

Glen Innes is named after Archibald Clunes Innes, from Thrumster, Caithness. A captain in the Third Regiment (Buffs), he arrived in Australia in 1822 on the Eliza in charge of 170 convicts. He held a number of New England properties including Glen Innes Station.

Glen Innes has a number of street signs in Scottish Gaelic (though few residents speak much of the language). There is also a "Crofter"'s cottage.

The Australian Standing Stones are based on the Ring of Brodgar in Orkney (a non-Gaelic speaking area) or Calanais in Lewis.

Pitlochry is Glen Innes' twin town in Scotland.

Other towns nearby with Scottish names include Armidale, Ben Lomond and Glencoe.

[edit] Twin towns

Glen Innes has twin town status with Pitlochry in Scotland, and Mosman in Sydney, Australia.

[edit] Wind Farm

Glen Innes is known to many as Turbine Territory, referring to the new 27 turbine wind farm planned for the outskirts of the town. The turbines are 135 metres high and will be installed if approved late 2009.