17-448: The Crookwell Gazette is an English language newspaper published in Crookwell , New South Wales , Australia . It was first published in 1885 and was also known as "The Crookwell Gazette and Binda, Golspie, Cullen, Laggan, Peelwool, Taralga, Tuena and Wheeo Advertiser" , and as "The Crookwell Gazette and Settlers' Advocate" . Some issues of the paper have been digitised as part of
34-669: A takeover of Rural Press. As December 2018, the Crookwell Gazette is published both in print and online by Australian Community Media. Crookwell, New South Wales Crookwell is a small town located in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales , Australia, in the Upper Lachlan Shire . At the 2016 census , Crookwell had a population of 2,641. The town is at a relatively high altitude of 887 metres and there are several snowfalls during
51-553: A total capacity of 4.8 MW. It was the first grid-connected wind farm in Australia when built by Pacific Power in 1998. It is now owned by Tilt Renewables . The farm was the largest wind farm in Australia when built, with the energy produced bought and on-sold to customers by then energy retailer Great Southern Energy. Phase two of the Crookwell Wind Farm, planned to have an installed capacity of 92 MW,
68-404: Is located a few kilometres out of town on the road towards Goulburn. A railway once connected Goulburn and Crookwell, which opened in 1902, but passenger services to Crookwell station ceased in 1974, and the last goods train ran in 1985. The line is technically not closed, but has been listed as out of use, and in some locations is now impassable. The area now known as Crookwell lies within
85-480: Is the seat of the Upper Lachlan Shire Council local government area (LGA) of New South Wales , Australia , formed in 2004. Crookwell is approximately 2.5 hours drive from Sydney via Goulburn , and 1.5 hours from Canberra . Other than the main road to Goulburn, minor roads link Crookwell with Bathurst , Boorowa , Grabben Gullen , Laggan , and Taralga . Crookwell railway station
102-498: Is the terminus of the now disused Crookwell railway line . Crookwell has a small unpaved airstrip approximately 5 km south of the town. Owing to its exposed western location on the upwind side of the Great Dividing Range and somewhat southern latitude, snow is not uncommon during the winter months, with occasional heavy falls. Summers are warm and dry, with cool to cold nights. Winters are cold and wet; when
119-663: Is to use the VAST free-to-view satellite service, which offers a similar range of channels. The local newspaper, the Crookwell Gazette has been published since 1885. Notable people include Kellie White and Emily Smith (Hockeyroos Captain), who both played for the Hockeyroos in international competition. Crookwell Wind Farm Crookwell Wind Farm , located at Crookwell west of Goulburn , New South Wales , consists of eight 600 kW wind turbines giving
136-780: Is under construction since 2009. it was officially opened in November 2018. In 2017, a modification to the wind farm development was approved, allowing an increase in the hub height from 80m to 95m, blade size from 47 to 64m, rotor diameter from 96 to 130m and blade tip height from 128 to 160m. It is expected to generate 300 GWh of energy per year, at a corresponding capacity factor of 36%. First generation started in August 2018, and reached full production in December 2018. The generation table uses eljmkt nemlog to obtain generation values for each month. Note: Asterisk indicates power output
153-655: The Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia . The first edition of the paper was circulated on 3 October 1885 by proprietor W. H. Oram. Robert Howland took over as proprietor in 1890, a position he held until his death in 1902. His son Robert A. Howland was manager and editor. The paper was subsequently published by Robert John Winning, who also owned the Taralga Echo . Following
170-460: The Goulburn broadcast but on different frequencies to Goulburn. Crookwell has a low powered transmitter broadcasting ABC Television . Residents wishing to receive a wider range of channels and in digital can attempt to receive signals from either Canberra ( Black Mountain ), or Orange ( Mount Canobolas ), although Crookwell is located in the fringe area of both transmitters. Another option
187-436: The cooler months. The nearest major centre is the city of Goulburn which is about a half-hour drive to the south-east of the town. Crookwell is easily accessible to the state capital of Sydney and also the federal capital of Canberra . Most employment is based on rural industries, and the district is renowned for potato farming. Crookwell is also home to what was NSW 's first wind farm , which consists of 8 turbines, and
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#1732788049827204-570: The death of Robert Winning on 6 December 1933, his son John Robert Winning took over as publisher. In December 1949 the Bradley family assisted Jim Woods to buy the paper from Winning. From 1965 the paper was leased by the Bradley/Woods partnership to Brian Dennis until 1983 when printing and production was transferred to The Queanbeyan Age . On 31 December 1995 the paper was sold to Rural Press Ltd. In December 2006, Fairfax Media announced
221-481: The end of the decade. By the mid-1870s the population had already reached 1000 people. In 1865, Mary Gilmore was born just 16 km south in the town or Roslyn. From 1941 to 1945, 508,500 tons of iron ore was mined—about six miles by road from the town—and railed to Port Kembla for wartime steel production. Crookwell contained one of Australias first wind farms, the Crookwell Wind Farm and
238-477: The first wind farm that fed into the national power grid. Crookwell has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: In the 2021 Census, there were 2,686 people in Crookwell. In the 2016 census 85.8% of people were born in Australia and 91.4% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 34.9%, Anglican 30.1%, No Religion 14.3% and Uniting Church 7.8%. Crookwell
255-556: The prevailing westerly cloud is persistent, daily maximum temperatures can struggle to exceed 3 °C (37 °F). Radio stations with transmitters located in Crookwell include: Depending on location some Goulburn, Illawarra, and/or Canberra based radio stations can also be heard. Eagle FM and GNFM (formerly 2GN) are Goulburn based but licensed to serve towns in the Southern Tablelands including Crookwell. In order to reach Crookwell, both have transmitters which relay
272-488: The traditional lands of the Gundangurra people. These people spoke a similar if not identical language to the neighbouring Ngunnawal people to their south. The first Europeans known to be in the area were the exploratory party of surveyor James Meehan which camped 1 km south of present-day Grabben Gullen (12 km south-west of Crookwell). John Oxley passed to the north and east later that same year. Crookwell
289-416: Was originally known as "Kiama" but later renamed after the river. The area around Crookwell was first settled in the 1820s, and had received its current name by the 1860s. By 1840, some inns had appeared at the crossroads, but Binda remained the head of the district. After this, selection of blocks occurred; and the population of was over 100 by midway through that decade. The first allotments were sold at
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