Rosewood, New South Wales
Rosewood is a village community and locality in the southeast part of the Riverina, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast from Carabost and 19 kilometres (12 mi) northwest from Tumbarumba. At the 2016 census, Rosewood had a population of 214.[1] The village is administered by two local governments; the northern part of the locality by the Greater Hume Shire and the southern part of the locality by the Snowy Valleys Council. The village of Rosewood is within the Snowy Valleys Council area.[2]
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War memorial at Rosewood, 2020 | |||||||||
Rosewood | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°40′29″S 147°51′50″E / 35.67472°S 147.86389°E | ||||||||
| Population | 214 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2652 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 602 m (1,975 ft) | ||||||||
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| County | Selwyn | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Albury | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||
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History edit
Rosewood Post Office opened on 1 August 1885.[3]
Heritage listings edit
Rosewood has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail edit
Rosewood is currently at the furthest extent of a 21 km long rail trail from Tumbarumba, which reuses a portion of the route of the former Tumbarumba railway line. It opened on 3 April 2020. The remainder of the old railway, between Rosewood and Wagga Wagga, has not been used since in 1987, but largely remains in place, in a degraded state, although some sections of track have been removed.[5][6] The rail trail has been described as a 'pilot', indicating that a future extension, beyond Rosewood, is possible.
Climate edit
Owing to its location on the boundary zone between the South West Slopes and the Riverina plain (in pine plantation country), Rosewood features cool maxima relative to its altitude: its annual mean maximum lay at 19.1 °C (66.4 °F), comparable to that of Cooma on the eastern side of the ranges, despite being over 300 metres (980 ft) lower in altitude. Maxima are especially cool in the winter.
| Climate data for Brookfield Forest Station (1938–1968); 457 m AMSL; 35.80° S, 147.93° E | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) | 27.7 (81.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 19.1 (66.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 11.8 (53.2) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 19.1 (66.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 7.5 (45.5) | 3.9 (39.0) | 1.4 (34.5) | 0.2 (32.4) | −0.8 (30.6) | 0.3 (32.5) | 1.7 (35.1) | 4.0 (39.2) | 6.0 (42.8) | 7.9 (46.2) | 4.4 (39.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.0 (2.20) | 47.2 (1.86) | 65.5 (2.58) | 65.6 (2.58) | 86.2 (3.39) | 82.3 (3.24) | 99.0 (3.90) | 92.3 (3.63) | 81.6 (3.21) | 98.7 (3.89) | 70.8 (2.79) | 60.1 (2.37) | 906.3 (35.68) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 116.2 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Brookfield Forest Station | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rosewood (Snowy Valleys - NSW) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Rosewood". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009
- ^ "Coppabella Blacksmith Shop, Stables and Burial Plot". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00620. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail". Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Tumbarumba Branch". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Rosewood, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons