Casino (New South Wales)
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[[Category: Location in New South Wales ]]
Casino is a city in the extreme northeast of the Australian state of New South Wales . The city on the Richmond River is approximately 14 miles west of Lismore , 726 kilometers north of Sydney and 228 kilometers south of Brisbane . Casino is the administrative center of the Local Government Area Richmond Valley Council and had a population of 9,982 at the 2016 census.
Origin of name
The city was named after the Casino Station , a sheep breeding station owned by Clarke Irving . This in turn named his property after the Italian city of Cassino . There is a community partnership between the two cities .
economy
Casino is one of the main beef production centers in Australia. The city is the center of a large cattle breeding area and calls itself the "Beef Capital of Australia", although the city of Rockhampton claims the same for itself. In addition, it is the middle center of a rich, agriculturally used area.
Casino celebrates Beef Week every year , only in 2007 it was canceled due to the drought. In 2008 Beef Week took place from May 27th to June 3rd.
traffic
Casino is at the junction of the Bruxner Highway (Australian Route 44) and Summerland Way (State Road 91).
The station is on the North Coast Line from Sydney to Brisbane, north of Grafton . A branch line ran from here via Lismore to Murwillumbah . This branch line is currently closed, but the population is demanding that it be restarted. Casino is also the end point of the daily CountryLink connection Casino XPT to and from Sydney. There is also a daily train connection to Brisbane ( Brisbane XPT ).
In the 1920s, construction began on a railway line to Bonalbo (around 45 kilometers west-northwest of Casino). But this line was never completed.
There are several daily flights to Sydney from nearby Lismore Airport .
education
There are many schools in casino. The most important are Casino High School , Casino Public School , Casino West Public School , St. Mary's Primary School , St. Mary's High School, and Casino Christian Community School .
Known residents
- Ian Callinan, (1937–), High Court Justice
- Pat Darling (1913–2007), nurse and writer
- John Elford, rugby player
- Jeff Fatt, (1953–), musician and actor, member of The Wiggles
- Thomas George (1949–), politician
- Ben Kennedy, (1974–), rugby player
- Matt King, (1980–), rugby player
- Tess Mallos, journalist and writer
- Chris Munce, (1969-), jockey
- Albert Torrens, (1976–), rugby player
- Damien Wright, (1975-), cricketer
- Christian Layland, (1989-), football expert (attended Casino High School)
- Brian Smith, rugby player and coach (attended Casino High School)
- Arthur Sullivan (1896–1937), winner of the Victoria Cross , worked in a casino bank in the 1930s
In music
- Casino mentions the song " I've Been Everywhere " in the second verse.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Casino ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ↑ Geographical Names Board of New South Wales ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Place Names. . National Library of Australia. May 13, 1964. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ Thomas George: Northern Star Casino Beef Week 2000 . In: Hansard . Parliament of New South Wales. May 30, 2000. Retrieved August 10, 2008: "I speak about Casino, the true beef capital of Australia"
- ↑ Casino Tourism . Casino Tourist Information Center. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
- ↑ Grandpas Guide to Driving in Casino . vroomvroomvroom.com.au. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ↑ Casino Beef Week . Retrieved May 29, 2008.
- ↑ No plans to reopen line . Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ State Nationals member lobbies to reopen line . Retrieved May 25, 2009.
