Lockhart | |
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 Looking east in the main street of Lockhart | |
  Lockhart | |
| Coordinates:35°13′0″S146°43′0″E / 35.21667°S 146.71667°E /-35.21667; 146.71667 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 157 m (515 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 818 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 2656 |
| County | Urana |
Lockhart is a town in theRiverina Region ofNew South Wales,Australia. It is the location of theLockhart Shire Council. At the2016 census, Lockhart had a population of 818 people.[2]
Lockhart was named after C.G.N. Lockhart – a commissioner for Crown Lands in theMurrumbidgee River area in the 1850s. It was originally known asGreens Gunyah, and renamed Lockhart in 1897. Greens Gunyah was so named because a Mr. Green was the earliest settler, a stockman who had a grog shop on theUrana–Wagga Wagga stagecoach route.[3]
Ferriers Post Office opened on 16 May 1882 and was renamed Lockhart in 1898.[4]
In 1915, the Lockhart – Roll of Honour was unveiled, with 86 locals enlisted in National Service.[5]
A railway station served the town between 1901 and 1975, it has now been restored and converted into aNew South Wales Rural Fire Service station. Seasonal grain trains service silos in the town.[6]
Lockhart formerly had arugby league team who competed in theGroup 13 Rugby League competition. The club wore blue and red jerseys.
Tim Fischer, National Party leader (1990–1999) and 10thDeputy Prime Minister of Australia was born here.
In October 2018 a water towermural was opened in a park in the main street of Lockhart.[7][8] It was created by artists Scott Nagy and Janne Birkner (Krimsone) in just three weeks and depicts a cascading waterfall surrounded by local flora and fauna. The mural covers a surface of over 600 square metres.[9] Since the tower was painted, visitor numbers are up by close to 37 per cent.[10]
Lockhart is home to the annual Spirit of the Land Festival, a celebration to the resilience of those who live and work on the land. The festival, held on the second weekend in October, includes a competition for sculptures created fromrecycled farm materials. Many of the entries from past years are found in the park around the water tower mural and in other locations on the Lockhart Sculpture and Heritage trail.[11][12]
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| Preceding station | Former services | Following station | ||
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| Long Park towardsOaklands | Oaklands Line | Napier towardsThe Rock | ||
