Laurel Hill, New South Wales

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Laurel Hill
New South Wales

Laurel Hill
Population: 165 (within 7 km radius)
Postcode: 2649
Elevation: 1,045 m (3,428 ft)
Location:
LGA: Tumbarumba Shire Council
County: Wynyard
State District: Albury

Laurel Hill is a village community in the south east part of the Riverina, in New South Wales, Australia. It is situated by road, about 14 kilometres south from Batlow and 22 kilometres north from Tumbarumba. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 165 people.[1]

Sign for Laurel Hill Camp
Sign for Laurel Hill Camp

Laurel Hill Prison Farm was established in 1957. It was renamed the Leslie Nott Afforestation Camp in 1958 and then the Laurel Hill Forest Camp, under the direction of the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. It is now a privately owned conference centre.[2][3]

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ www.fallingrain.com Laurel Hill
  2. ^ History: Laurel Hill Forest Lodge. Laurel Hill Forest Lodge (2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  3. ^ Ramsland, John (2005). Nott, Leslie Cecil Joshua (1895 - 1963). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
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Coordinates: 35°37′0″S, 148°4′60″E