Sandy Hollow, New South Wales
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Sandy Hollow is a small rural town in New South Wales
, Australia
in Muswellbrook Shire. The town is located on the Golden Highway
in the far west of the Upper Hunter Valley
region, about 260 km north of Sydney
.
It is located around half way between Denman
and Merriwa
, 1 km west of the intersection of the Golden Highway and the Bylong Valley Way
. It is the junction point of the Merriwa
and Sandy Hollow – Ulan railway lines, and a railway station was open between 1917 and 1973.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in Muswellbrook Shire. The town is located on the Golden Highway
Golden Highway
The Golden Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia.Designated as State Highway 84, it runs eastwards from Dubbo towards Newcastle on the coast and enables road transport to avoid travelling over the Blue Mountains to Sydney....
in the far west of the Upper Hunter Valley
Hunter Valley
The Hunter Region, more commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney with an approximate population of 645,395 people. Most of the population of the Hunter Region lives within of the coast, with 55% of the entire...
region, about 260 km north of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
.
It is located around half way between Denman
Denman, New South Wales
Denman is a small rural town in New South Wales, Australia, in Muswellbrook Shire. The town is located on the Golden Highway in the Upper Hunter Valley region, about 250 km north of Sydney...
and Merriwa
Merriwa, New South Wales
Merriwa is a town in the far west of the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia, in Upper Hunter Shire. It is located on the Golden Highway, 273 kilometres northwest of Sydney and about half way between Newcastle and Dubbo...
, 1 km west of the intersection of the Golden Highway and the Bylong Valley Way
Bylong Valley Way
Bylong Valley Way is a New South Wales country road linking the Golden Highway near Sandy Hollow to the Castlereagh Highway near Ilford. It is named after the Bylong Valley, through which the road passes.- Connections :...
. It is the junction point of the Merriwa
Merriwa railway line, New South Wales
The Merriwa railway line is in northern New South Wales, Australia. The line branches from the Main North line at Muswellbrook and travels north through Sandy Hollow to the town of Merriwa, a distance of approximately . The line was completed to Merriwa on 29 October, 1917, however the section...
and Sandy Hollow – Ulan railway lines, and a railway station was open between 1917 and 1973.
See also
- BaeramiBaerami, New South WalesBaerami is a locality in New South Wales, Australia, in the Muswellbrook Shire. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way. Baerami is the site of Kirks Bridge, where the Bylong Valley Way crosses Baerami Creek....
- DenmanDenman, New South WalesDenman is a small rural town in New South Wales, Australia, in Muswellbrook Shire. The town is located on the Golden Highway in the Upper Hunter Valley region, about 250 km north of Sydney...
- MerriwaMerriwa, New South WalesMerriwa is a town in the far west of the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia, in Upper Hunter Shire. It is located on the Golden Highway, 273 kilometres northwest of Sydney and about half way between Newcastle and Dubbo...
- Merriwa railway lineMerriwa railway line, New South WalesThe Merriwa railway line is in northern New South Wales, Australia. The line branches from the Main North line at Muswellbrook and travels north through Sandy Hollow to the town of Merriwa, a distance of approximately . The line was completed to Merriwa on 29 October, 1917, however the section...