Kentucky, New South Wales
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Kentucky New South Wales |
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St Mark's Church, Kentucky
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 Kentucky
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| Coordinates | 30°46′S 151°27′E / 30.767°S 151.450°ECoordinates: 30°46′S 151°27′E / 30.767°S 151.450°E |
| Population | 311 (2006 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2354 |
| Elevation | 1,000 m (3,281 ft) |
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| LGA(s) | Uralla Shire |
| County | Sandon |
| State electorate(s) | Northern Tablelands |
| Federal Division(s) | New England |
Kentucky is a village in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The village is situated about 17 kilometres (11 mi) to the south of Uralla and 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the north west of Walcha and approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) off the New England Highway. Kentucky is located 540 kilometres (336 mi) by rail from Sydney in Sandon County on the Northern Tablelands. The village is at an altitude of about 1066 m and is within Uralla Shire. At the 2006 census, Kentucky and the surrounding area had a population of 311.
On 25 May 1870 Alexander Binning Walker, a rural lock-up keeper, chased, confronted and killed the infamous bushranger Fred Ward, alias Captain Thunderbolt, at Kentucky Creek, Uralla.
The Kentucky railway station, on the Main North Line, was opened on 2 August 1882. It was closed many years ago, though daily Sydney/Armidale trains still pass through the village.
The area was a former soldier settlement region with many orchards and other agricultural properties. The development of the Kentucky Returned Soldiers Settlement along the railway between Kentucky and Wollun commenced in July 1918. This settlement covered 7,319 acres (29.62 km2), mostly of a light sandy granite type soil. The area was divided into eighty holdings of 40 to 250 acres (1.0 km2) each depending on the location of the farm. The total orchard area which was planted with apples, pears, prunes, plums and cherries was 1,200 acres (4.9 km2).
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