Ben Lomond (Ben Lomond)
Ben Lomond is a village on the in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The village is situated 6 km off the New England Highway between and. It was located in the Guyra Shire local government area until that council was amalgamated into the Armidale Regional Council on 12 May 2016, with parts of the surrounding district in Glen Innes Severn Shire and Inverell Shire. It is primarily a farming area, with most of the residents involved in sheep, cattle and grain farming.
Ben Lomond Village is at 1,370 m elevation, making it the highest village in northern New South Wales. As such, even though it is located only a few hours' drive from the Queensland border, it receives occasional falls of snow in Winter. Overlooking the village are mountains known as "The Two Brothers", which have a peak elevation of 1,508 metres.
The name Ben Lomond originated from Ben Lomond in Scotland. In 1848, the Manooan run of 17000 acre had the Ben Lomond Range as its southern boundary. In the 1860s there was a station named Ben Lomond which had been robbed by Captain Thunderbolt, who frequented the region. The slow climb and timber on the Ben Lomond Range proved an ideal place for the robbery of coaches and travellers.
The to section of the Main North railway Line, which included Ben Lomond, opened on 19 August 1884. At 1363 m, Ben Lomond railway station was the highest railway station in New South Wales until the Skitube opened in 1987. Ben Lomond railway station closed on 10 December 1985, followed by the Dumaresq-Glen Innes section on 3 October 1993.
Ben Lomond Post Office opened on 4 November 1879 and closed in 1979. A school was established in January 1881, initially as a "provisional school" because there were not the 15 children to justify opening a full public school. In March 1883 it was upgraded to a full Public School.
Ben Lomond was serviced by a general store providing the majority of day-to-day needs as well as farming supplies until it closed in November 2007.
Ben Lomond Village is at 1,370 m elevation, making it the highest village in northern New South Wales. As such, even though it is located only a few hours' drive from the Queensland border, it receives occasional falls of snow in Winter. Overlooking the village are mountains known as "The Two Brothers", which have a peak elevation of 1,508 metres.
The name Ben Lomond originated from Ben Lomond in Scotland. In 1848, the Manooan run of 17000 acre had the Ben Lomond Range as its southern boundary. In the 1860s there was a station named Ben Lomond which had been robbed by Captain Thunderbolt, who frequented the region. The slow climb and timber on the Ben Lomond Range proved an ideal place for the robbery of coaches and travellers.
The to section of the Main North railway Line, which included Ben Lomond, opened on 19 August 1884. At 1363 m, Ben Lomond railway station was the highest railway station in New South Wales until the Skitube opened in 1987. Ben Lomond railway station closed on 10 December 1985, followed by the Dumaresq-Glen Innes section on 3 October 1993.
Ben Lomond Post Office opened on 4 November 1879 and closed in 1979. A school was established in January 1881, initially as a "provisional school" because there were not the 15 children to justify opening a full public school. In March 1883 it was upgraded to a full Public School.
Ben Lomond was serviced by a general store providing the majority of day-to-day needs as well as farming supplies until it closed in November 2007.
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