The Barrier Ranges or sometimes the Barrier Range and historically the Stanley's Barrier Range , is a mountain range that comprises a series of hills and higher grounds in the far western region of New South Wales , Australia , surrounding the city of Broken Hill .
6-765: The Tarrawingee Tramway was a railway in the Barrier Ranges region of New South Wales . On 9 June 1891, the Tarrawingee Flux & Tramway Company, led by J. S. Reid , opened a 40 mile line to carry high-grade limestone from Tarrawingee (for use as flux) to the Broken Hill smelters. It purchased two James Martin & Co built 2-6-0 locomotives to the same specification as the South Australian Railways Y class . However they were sold to railway builder Baxter & Sadler and
12-517: A different gauge, it contracted STC to operate services. In 1900, a 1 mile 8 chain branch was added to McCulloch Park Racecourse. On 31 December 1929 the line closed, the service by this stage down to one per week. It briefly reopened in 1931 to allow 25,000 tons of aggregate to be conveyed from Tarrawingee for construction of the Broken Hill Central Power Station with the last train running on 17 April 1931. In May 1936,
18-628: Is oriented in a roughly north-south direction, east of the border between New South Wales and South Australia . It is an area of slightly higher ground lying between the lower lands along the Darling River , and lower ground in South Australia. The Barrier Ranges contains a number of mineral deposits, most notably Broken Hill. It was reported in October 1856 that, 'within the last year or two numerous sheep-stations have been opened in
24-689: The Silverton Tramway Company (STC) and instead hired in locomotives from the STC. In 1897, the smelting of iron-ore had moved to Port Pirie and the need for Tarrawingee limestone ceased. After being lobbied, on 7 September 1899 the New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) purchased the line for £15,000 and spend £37,000 upgrading the line. As it was isolated from the rest of the NSWGR's operations and to
30-611: The Barrier Ranges, affording a reasonable prospect, not only of increased pastoral wealth, but also of the gradual development of the mineral resources of the district and its ultimate settlement.' The name of the Barrier Highway and various local organisations in Broken Hill including the word 'barrier', are derived from the name of this range. In 1844, during his third and final expedition, Charles Sturt named
36-673: The line was sold to Zinc Corporation for dismantling except for short spur to the Vacuum Oil Company , this was removed in March 1959. Barrier Ranges The Barrier Ranges comprise the whole system of ranges and ridges associated with the main watershed named the Main Barrier Range - including Coko Range, Floods Range, Slate Range, Robe Range, Mundi Mundi Range, Coonbaralba Range and Mount Darling Range. The city of Broken Hill lies within these ranges. The ranges
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