Mount Fairy is a locality in the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is located to the east of the Bungendore–Tarago road.[2][3] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 244.[1]
| Mount Fairy New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Mount Fairy, looking towards Capital Wind Farm | |||||||||||||||
  Mount Fairy Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°09′57″S 149°35′02″E / 35.16583°S 149.58389°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 244 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2580 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 761 m (2,497 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| County | Murray | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Merigan, Fairy Meadow | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Railway edit
Mount Fairy had a railway station on the Bombala railway line from 1886 to 1975. Its original name was Fairy Meadow, the name of the parish lying south of Merigan (which includes most of Mount Fairy) in the Mulloon area, but it was renamed to its current name in 1903.[4]
Industry edit
For many years, Mount Fairy was the site of a quarry, where dolomite was obtained for use in the iron and steel industry at Port Kembla.[5]
Education edit
Mount Fairy had a state school from 1910 to 1931 and from 1946 to 1951, which generally operated as a "provisional" school, but it was a "half-time" school from 1929 to 1931.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Fairy". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Mount Fairy". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Mount Fairy". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Mount Fairy station". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ Hoskins, Sir Cecil (1968). The Hoskins Saga. Sydney: Halstead Press. p. 86.
- ^ "Mount Fairy school in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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