Hartley, New South Wales
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Hartley is a historical village in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, within the City of Lithgow local government area, located approximately Script error: No such module "convert". west of Sydney.[2] Hartley is located below the western escarpment of the Blue Mountains.
It was once a major administrative centre on the Great Western Highway. It has since fallen into decline, replaced by other towns that are on the railway line. At the 2011 census, Hartley had a population of 299 people.[1]
History
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Hartley's sister villages, Little Hartley and Hartley Vale, still survive as residential villages with a heritage of their own. Little Hartley, situated Script error: No such module "convert". south-east of Hartley, is the site of the historic home Rosedale. Hartley Vale, situated Script error: No such module "convert". east of Hartley, is the site of the Comet Inn, Collits Inn and Hartley Vale cemetery.[6][7] There is also a network of historic walking tracks between Hartley Vale and Mount York, administered by the Lands Department of New South Wales.[8]
Heritage listings
Hartley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Great Western Highway: Hartley historic site[9]
- 200 Jenolan Caves Road: Military Station archaeological site[10]
- The Old Bathurst Road: Cox's Road and Early Deviations – Hartley, Clarence Hilly Range and Mount Blaxland Precinct[11]
See also
Gallery
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Court house (1837), designed by Mortimer Lewis
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Ivy Cottage and Shamrock Inn at Hartley
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St Bernard's Catholic Church
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"Bungarribee" cottage at Hartley
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References
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- ↑ Gregory's New South Wales State Road Map, Map 220, 11th Edition, published by Gregory's Publishing Company
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- ↑ Guide to New South Wales National Parks, NPWS, 2001
- ↑ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/273
- ↑ Hartley Topographic Map 8930-4N Department of Lands, New South Wales
- ↑ Blue Mountains Tourist Map, Department of Lands, New South Wales
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External links
- Hartley Historic Site - NSW Parks & Wildlife Service
- Hartley Historic Village - history and visiting information
- National Parks and Wildlife Service of New South Wales
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