Rosewood | |
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 War memorial at Rosewood, 2020 | |
  Rosewood | |
| Coordinates:35°40′29″S147°51′50″E / 35.67472°S 147.86389°E /-35.67472; 147.86389 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 602 m (1,975 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 218 (2021 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 2652 |
| County | Selwyn |
| Mean max temp | 19.1 °C (66.4 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 4.4 °C (39.9 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 906.3 mm (35.68 in) |
Rosewood is a village community andlocality in the southeast part of theRiverina,New South Wales, Australia. It is situated about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast fromCarabost and 19 kilometres (12 mi) northwest fromTumbarumba. At the2021 census, Rosewood had a population of 218.[2] The village is administered by two local governments; the northern part of the locality by theGreater Hume Shire and the southern part of the locality by theSnowy Valleys Council. The village of Rosewood is within the Snowy Valleys Council area.[3]
Rosewood Post Office opened on 1 August 1885.[4]
Rosewood has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Elm Cottage - 1730 Tumbarumba Rd. Est. c. 1885. Built from locally sourced stone.
Rosewood is currently at the furthest extent of a 21 km longrail trail from Tumbarumba, which reuses a portion of the route of the formerTumbarumba railway line. It opened on 3 April 2020. The remainder of the old railway, between Rosewood andWagga 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.[6][7] The rail trail has been described as a 'pilot', indicating that a future extension, beyond Rosewood, is possible.
Owing to its location on the boundary zone between theSouth West Slopes and theRiverina plain (inpine 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 ofCooma 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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 | |||||||||||||
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