15-701: Laurel Hill may refer to: Places [ edit ] Laurel Hill, New South Wales , Australia, a town in the Riverina region Laurel Hill Coláiste , a school in Limerick, Ireland United States [ edit ] Laurel Hill, Florida , a city in Okaloosa County Laurel Hill, Scotland County, North Carolina , an unincorporated community Laurel Hill, Lincoln County, North Carolina , an unincorporated community Laurel Hill (Oregon) ,
30-1155: A historic hill on the Oregon Trail Laurel Hill (Pennsylvania) , also known as Laurel Ridge, located in the Allegheny Mountains Laurel Hill, Virginia , a census-designated place in Fairfax County Laurel Hill Cemetery (disambiguation) Laurel Hill Creek , a tributary of the Youghiogheny River in Pennsylvania Laurel Hill Mansion , an historic mansion in east Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Laurel Hill Plantation (disambiguation) Other uses [ edit ] Snake Hill , also known as Laurel Hill , an igneous rock intrusion in New Jersey Laurel Mountain (West Virginia) , also known as Laurel Hill , site of
45-692: A small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales , Australia, on the banks of the Adelong Creek . Adelong sits on the Snowy Mountains Highway and is a part of the Snowy Valleys Council . At the 2016 census , Adelong had an urban population of 943. Adelong's name is said to be derived from the local Aboriginal language meaning "along the way" or "plain with a river". The area now known as Adelong lies on
60-485: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Laurel Hill, New South Wales Laurel Hill is a village community in the south east part of the Riverina , in New South Wales , Australia . It is situated by road, about 14 kilometres south-southwest of Batlow and 22 kilometres north-northeast of Tumbarumba . In the late 1800s, gold mining
75-400: Is frequent from June to September, with heavy falls that can last for more than a week at a time in shaded areas, and can even occur in the late spring to early summer period on rare occasions. The region is subject to heavy cloud cover in the winter months. Climate data are sourced from Pilot Hill, at an altitude of 1,128 metres (3,701 ft). Adelong, New South Wales Adelong is
90-554: Is great about the maximum temperatures, and in the warmer months, diurnal range is also great. Under the Köppen climate classification scheme, the town is located in transitional areas between the humid subtropical ( Cfa ) and oceanic climates ( Cfb ). Rainfall records began in 1883 at Adelong (Tumut St), but temperature records not until 1907, and temperature extremes not until 1965. Temperature records ceased in 1994, but those of rainfall continued to 2020 before ceasing. Adelong has
105-544: The 1940s. Adelong has a climate that is characteristic of the upper South West Slopes , though wetter on account of its proximity to the Brindabella Range . Summers are warm to hot and dry, though often chilly by morning; winters cool and rainy, with occasional snowfall (with the last occurrence in August 2019). Cold rain below 5 °C (41 °F) falls with some regularity in the winter months. Seasonal range
120-520: The Adelong Creek was followed by mines being staked in the surrounding hills and water and steam powered stamper batteries were located along the creek to crush and process the hard pyritic quartz ore. These included the heritage-listed Adelong Falls Gold Workings . The gold ran out in the first part of the 20th century and the pastoral industry became the principal activity. This was mainly Merino sheep and beef cattle, and continues now. Over
135-638: The Battle of Laurel Hill See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Laurel Hill [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laurel_Hill&oldid=1030355597 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
150-461: The last 20 years a tourist industry has developed because of the pleasant scenery and gold mining history. During the gold rush many Chinese people worked in the mines, a lot of whom died and were buried in a special portion of the Adelong cemetery. One or two elderly Chinese and Indians still lived in Adelong in the 1950s. A community named Cornishtown existed about a mile to the west of Adelong until
165-419: The road to the original pub. Mr Jim Waters bought the new hotel in 1910 and operated it until 1928 when it was sold to a Mr Hayden. The hotel was later sold to Mr George King, who remodelled the building, altering the roof and enclosing the front verandah. Mr King later moved to Batlow and the hotel was taken over for a time by Mrs Latham, before she too moved to Batlow. The hotel building burned down in 1958 and
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#1732776652548180-569: The traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people. In 1852 during the Australian Gold Rush , gold was discovered at Upper Adelong. Records around the time indicated a yield of 198 kg of precious metals . In 1855 Adelong was declared a gold field. The Adelong township, which was first established in 1836, came alive when in 1857 William Willams discovered a gold bearing reef ore on Charcoal Hill. Alluvial mining and panning along
195-571: Was being carried out at a location about 12 km south of Batlow on the Paddy's River. This location, named Quartzville, was home at one point to about 2,000 people. A dam for the washing of alluvial gold and sluicing operations was constructed at the site. The population in the area extended into the Bago forest area and Laurel Hill came into being on the route taken by coaches from Adelong to Tumbarumba. Bago Post Office opened on 10 June 1878,
210-656: Was not replaced. Laurel Hill Prison Farm was established in 1957 . It was renamed the Leslie Nott Afforestation Camp in 1958 and then the Laurel Hill Forest Camp, under the direction of the Forestry Commission of New South Wales . It is now a privately owned conference centre. The Bago Plateau, to the south of Batlow, has a considerably cooler and wetter climate owing to its great elevation and exposure. Snow
225-463: Was renamed Laurel Hill in 1880 and closed in 1989. The Miners Arms hotel at Laurel Hill was owned by the Waters family who held the licence until 1887, when it was taken over by Mr Dickson Currie. Mary Ann Waters took over the hotel as licensee in 1891 and Mr Currie built a new hotel for her in the early 1900s, as the old building had been condemned. The new hotel was located on the opposite side of
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