Glen Innes (New South Wales)

Glen Innes
Gray Street
State :  Australia State : New South Wales Founded : 1852
Coordinates : 29 ° 45 ′  S , 151 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 29 ° 45 ′  S , 151 ° 44 ′  E Height : 1062  m
Residents : 5,161 (2016)
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 2370 LGA : Glen Innes Severn Council
Glen Innes

Town Hall

Glen Innes
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     123   26th 14th     86   25th 14th     74   24 12     52   21st 9     63   17th 5     45   14th 2     60   13 1     57   14th 2     63   17th 4th     79   20th 8th     92   23 10     122   25th 21st Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, data: 1961–1999

Glen Innes is a town of about 5,200 inhabitants in the north of the Australian state of New South Wales . It is located 600 kilometers north of Sydney and 360 kilometers southwest of Brisbane at the junction of the New England Highway and Gwydir Highway . The city is the administrative seat of the Administrative Area (LGA) Glen Innes Severn Council .

The production of wool , as well as cattle and sheep breeding, have been the main industries in this region for 150 years. Wood production and the mining of sapphires also play a role. With the inclusion of the Gondwana rainforests in the nearby Gibraltar Range and Washpool National Park in the UNESCO - World Heritage , tourism is becoming increasingly important.

history

Around 1838, two ranchers, also known as the Beardies because of their long beards, were the first Europeans to come to the Glen Innes area. 14 years later in 1852 the city was founded, named after the Scottish settler Major Archibald Clunes Innes. The first post office was built in 1854 and the courthouse was built in 1858. In 1866, about 350 people lived in the city. It was only after tin was discovered near Emmaville in 1872 that the population increased significantly and reached 1,500 three years later.

Web links

Commons : Glen Innes  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Glen Innes Tourist Office
• Emmaville Mining Museum
• Standing stones
• Land of the Beardies Museum

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Glen Innes ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
2. ^ Bureau of Meteorology, Australia: Climatic information Glen Innes. World Meteorological Organization, accessed April 6, 2012 . 
3. ↑ Readers Digest Guide to Australian Places, Readers Digest, Sydney
4. ^ History of Glen Innes . Retrieved September 18, 2011