Scone (New South Wales)
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Scone is a city in the Australian state of New South Wales and is located about 270 kilometers north of Sydney .
The city is known for its racehorse breeding , which is the second largest thoroughbred breed in the world after Kentucky, and is considered the horse capital of Australia .
Culture and sights
Parks
The Barrington Tops National Park , which since 1982 UNESCO World Heritage , is located very near Scone.
Also, the reservoir glenbawn dam is nearby.
Events
- The Scone Cup horse race is one of the most important horse races in Australia.
- The Scone Horse Festival is celebrated annually in May and includes a. Wine tours and rodeo.
- Scone was the venue for the annual open-air heavy metal festival Metal Stock , held every Easter. The concert is now taking place in Sydney.
Personalities
- Sons and daughters of the town:
- Barbara Baynton (1857-1929), Australian writer
- Robert Archibald (* 1984), polo player
Individual evidence
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Scone ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2020.