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{{Infobox Australian place
| type     = town
| name     = Ardlethan
| state    = nsw
| image    = ArdlethanMainStreet.JPG
| caption  = Ariah Street, the main street of Ardlethan
| coordinates = {{coord|34|21|0|S|146|54|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| lga      = Coolamon Shire Council
| postcode = 2665
| pop      = 387
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=UCL122005|name=Ardlethan (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=4 February 2018|quick=on}}</ref>
| elevation= 204
| maxtemp  = 23.0
| mintemp  = 9.2
| rainfall = 481.8
| county   = [[Bourke County, New South Wales|Bourke]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Cootamundra|Cootamundra]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Riverina|Riverina]]
| dist1    = 489
| dir1     = SW
| location1= [[Sydney, New South Wales|Sydney]] 
| dist2    = 103
| dir2     = NW
| location2= [[Wagga Wagga, New South Wales|Wagga Wagga]]
| dist3    = 15
| dir3     = E
| location3= [[Kamarah, New South Wales|Kamarah]]
| dist4    = 9
| dir4     = S
| location4= [[Beckom, New South Wales|Beckom]]<ref>[http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp Travelmate] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070324192800/http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/Mapmaker.asp |date=24 March 2007 }}</ref>
}}
'''Ardlethan''' ({{IPAc-en|ɑːr|d|ˈ|l|iː|θ|ən}}) is a small service town  in the [[Coolamon Shire]] in [[New South Wales]], Australia. Ardlethan is at the intersection of the [[Burley Griffin Way]] and [[Newell Highway]].<ref>[http://www.coolamon.nsw.gov.au/about/1003/1016.html Coolamon Shire Council] Retrieved 1 January 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824165620/http://www.coolamon.nsw.gov.au/about/1003/1016.html |date=24 August 2006 }}</ref>

Ardlethan is referred to as the "Home of the [[Australian Kelpie|Kelpie]]". It was in the area that the original kelpie dog reared her first young, founding the breed. That dog was born near the town of [[Casterton, Victoria]], which holds the title "Birthplace of the Kelpie".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://visitcoolamonshire.com.au/the-home-of-the-kelpie|title=Ardlethan, Home of the Kelpie|access-date=27 June 2024|website=Visit Coolamon Shire}}</ref>

==History==
Ardlethan was established in the 19th century after gold was discovered but gold mining was short-lived. The [[Temora–Roto railway line, New South Wales|railway line]] opened in 1908. Passenger services ceased in 1983, but the line remains open for goods trains.<ref>[http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Ardlethan&line=NSW:temora_roto:0 Ardlethan Station]. NSWrail.net, accessed 10 November 2010.</ref>

Warri Post Office opened on 1 October 1907 and was renamed Ardlethan in 1908.<ref name = "PostOffice">{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&filter=*Ardlethan* | access-date = 28 February 2021}}</ref>

[[Tin mining]] began in 1912, and became an economic backbone of the town.  A major labour strike in the 1930s gained national coverage.  The open cut pit was at one time the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, and is located approximately 5 kilometres North West of the township.  Mining eventually went underground and continued through to the late 1980s.  The tin mine was reopened in late 2001, particularly for alluvial mining, but closed in mid-2004 after Marlborough Resources was placed under [[voluntary administration]] due to disappointing results at its new processing plant, poor tin price hedging results, and lower-than-expected tin reserves.<ref>[http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/tin/snmis0804.pdf USGS Minerals - Tin in August 2004] – Retrieved September 2009.</ref>  Australian Tin Resources Pty Ltd (ATR) now owns the mine. As at 24 January 2019 ATR had received Development Application consent from Coolamon Shire Council for a Rehabilitation and Tailings Reprocessing Project on the site. They intend to first carry out small scale pilot plant processing operations on site for about 2–3 months to prove up the processing technology, before increasing the scale of the operations.[http://atresources.com.au/]

==Sport==
The town used to have a [[rugby league]] team, which was formed in 1923,<ref>{{cite web |title=1923 - Ardlethan |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102157685 |publisher=The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) |access-date=13 January 2023 |pages=25 |date=4 May 1923}}</ref> but the most popular sport in Ardlethan is [[Australian rules football]], as it lies in the narrow 'canola belt', a geographical triangle stretching from the [[Grong Grong]] and [[Marrar, New South Wales|Marrar]] at either end of the [[Canola Way]], to [[Lake Cargelligo]] in which Australian football retains a strong following, despite being in the [[rugby league]] supporting state of [[New South Wales]]. 

In 1930 Ardlethan Rugby Club won the Walton Shield with a win against Rankins Springs.<ref>{{cite web |title=1930 - Ardlethan wins shield |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/188542382 |publisher=The West Wyalong Advocate (NSW) |access-date=14 January 2023 |pages=5 |date=30 September 1930}}</ref>

;Ardlethan Football Club
The Ardlethan Football Club was formed in 1912 and initially played in the Barellan & District Football Association.<ref>{{cite web |title=1912 - Football |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/99993175 |publisher=Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW) |access-date=13 January 2023 |pages=6 |date=24 May 1912}}</ref>

The Barellan & Ardlethan Football Association was formed in 1914<ref>{{cite web |title=1914 - District News |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/99990492 |publisher=Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW) |access-date=13 January 2023 |pages=2 |date=7 August 1914}}</ref> and played in this competition in 1915, then the club went into recess between 1916 and 1918, due to [[World War One]].

The club was reformed in 1919<ref>{{cite web |title=1919 - District News |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/101501656 |publisher=The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) |access-date=13 January 2023 |pages=2 |date=6 July 1919}}</ref> and played in the Barellan & Becktom Football Association from 1919 to 1921.<ref>{{cite web |title=1921 - District News |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102439214 |publisher=The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) |access-date=13 January 2023 |pages=18 |date=13 May 1921}}</ref>

From 1927 to 1928 Ardlethan played in the Ariah Park & District Australian Rules Football Association.<ref>{{cite web |title=1928 - Australian Rules Football |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/249198562 |publisher=Ariah Park News (NSW) |access-date=14 January 2023 |pages=5 |date=24 May 1928}}</ref>

In 1935 the Barellan & Ardlethan Football League was formed.<ref>{{cite web |title=1935 - Binya |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102425438 |publisher=The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) |access-date=14 January 2023 |pages=40 |date=31 May 1935}}</ref>

Ardlethan FC won the 1952 Barellan Football Association premiership, defeating Kamarah at Barellan,<ref>{{cite web |title=1952 -  Barellan Wins First Premiership for 21 Years |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/185688463/21280132# |publisher=The West Wyalong Advocate (NSW) |access-date=23 January 2023 |pages=2 |date=2 September 1952}}</ref> wearing a black and white jumper.<ref>{{cite web |title=1952 -  Australian Rules Football |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/101633458 |publisher=Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW) |access-date=23 January 2023 |pages=3 |date=15 September 1952}}</ref>

The Ardlethan Football Club played in the [[South West Football League (New South Wales)]] from 1956 to 1981 and initially wore a jumper featuring three vertical stripes, red, black and gold. 

The club then joined the [[Riverina Football League]] in 1982, then joined the [[Farrer Football League]] in 1987.

In 2004 Ardlethan and Ariah Park - Mirrool merged to form the Northern Jets Football Club and still competes in the [[Farrer Football League]].

==Population==
472 people in Ardlethan in 2024.<ref name=Census/>

==Climate==
<div style="width:70%;">{{Weather box
|location = Ardlethan Post Office
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan record high C = 44.4
|Feb record high C = 44.4
|Mar record high C = 39.4
|Apr record high C = 32.2
|May record high C = 27.0
|Jun record high C = 23.8
|Jul record high C = 25.9
|Aug record high C = 25.6
|Sep record high C = 33.9
|Oct record high C = 35.0
|Nov record high C = 39.0
|Dec record high C = 42.7
|year record high C = 44.4
|Jan high C = 32.3
|Feb high C = 31.1
|Mar high C = 28.7
|Apr high C = 23.3
|May high C = 18.0
|Jun high C = 14.7
|Jul high C = 14.1
|Aug high C = 15.6
|Sep high C = 19.2
|Oct high C = 22.7
|Nov high C = 25.9
|Dec high C = 30.5
|year high C = 23.0
|Jan low C = 16.3
|Feb low C = 16.4
|Mar low C = 13.5
|Apr low C = 9.4
|May low C = 6.1
|Jun low C = 3.3
|Jul low C = 2.7
|Aug low C = 3.6
|Sep low C = 5.8
|Oct low C = 8.8
|Nov low C = 10.6
|Dec low C = 13.9
|year low C = 9.2
|Jan record low C = 6.0
|Feb record low C = 6.7
|Mar record low C = 3.3
|Apr record low C = -0.6
|May record low C = -3.3
|Jun record low C = -4.4
|Jul record low C = -6.1
|Aug record low C = -3.9
|Sep record low C = -3.3
|Oct record low C = -1.7
|Nov record low C = 2.2
|Dec record low C = 5.0
|year record low C = -6.1
|Jan precipitation mm = 42.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 38.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 36.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 35.9
|May precipitation mm = 40.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 42.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 42.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 42.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 38.8 
|Oct precipitation mm = 44.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 39.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 37.3
|year precipitation mm = 481.8
|Jan rain days = 4.3
|Feb rain days = 3.9
|Mar rain days = 3.9
|Apr rain days = 4.5
|May rain days = 6.2
|Jun rain days = 7.9
|Jul rain days = 8.8
|Aug rain days = 8.4
|Sep rain days = 7.0
|Oct rain days = 6.7
|Nov rain days = 5.1
|Dec rain days = 4.5
|year rain days = 71.2
|source 1 =<ref>{{cite web|title=Ardlethan Post Office climate averages|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_074000.shtml|work=Bureau of Meteorology|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|access-date=5 June 2011|date=2 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110605144848/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_074000.shtml| archive-date= 5 June 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> 
}}</div>

==Notable people==
* [[Rod Coelli]], Australian rules footballer

==References==
[[File:ArdlethanTrainStation.JPG|130px|thumb|right|Ardlethan Station]]
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Ardlethan}}
*[http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Ardlethan&line=NSW:temora_roto:0 Ardlethan Railway Siding]

{{Adjacent stations
|system1=State Rail Authority
|line3=Temora|left3=Kamarah|right3=Beckom
}}

{{Coolamon Shire}}
{{Riverina}}

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[[Category:Mining towns in New South Wales]]
[[Category:Towns in the Riverina]]
[[Category:Newell Highway]]
[[Category:Coolamon Shire]]