Tag: Central West
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Peak Hill Open Cut Experience
Peak Hill Open Cut Experience Located on the Newell Highway between Parkes and Dubbo, Peak Hill is an ideal spot to stop and break your trip while exploring the Central West of New South Wales. Among its attractions, the Peak Hill Open Cut Experience offers visitors an opportunity to view an old gold mine and Read more
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Glen Davis Oil Shale Ruins
Glen Davis Oil Shale Ruins Located in the Capertee Valley the Glen Davis Oil Shale Ruins were once a thriving industrial complex. Established in 1940, the Glen Davis Shale Oil Works were a strategic investment that produced petrol for New South Wales while at the same time providing work for unemployed miners. The process involved Read more
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Newnes Industrial Ruins and Bushwalking
Newnes Industrial Ruins Located in the Wollemi National Park the Newnes Industrial Ruins is a heritage listed collection of decaying ruins of a once thriving shale oil processing plant. Established in 1902 and closed in 1932 due to the availability of cheaper crude oil, all that remain are decaying buildings and processing plant. The area Read more