Kelso, New South Wales
Suburb of Bathurst Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kelso is a suburb of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, in the Bathurst Regional Council area.
| Kelso New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Kelso, as seen from the Bathurst side of Evans Bridge, crossing the Macquarie River c. 2006 | |||||||||||||||
  Kelso | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°25′08″S 149°36′21″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 8,968 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1918 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2795 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 660 m (2,165 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Bathurst Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bathurst | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||||||||
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Kelso was the original European settlement in the area. In 1816, the initial settlement of Bathurst was established on the eastern banks of the Macquarie River, in current-day Kelso. The first ten farmers in Kelso were each given 50 acres (20 ha); five were newborn colonials and five were immigrants.[2]
Kelso has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 71-85 Gilmour Street: Holy Trinity Anglican Church[3]
Holy Trinity Church was the first inland church in Australia. It was built in 1835 to serve the Anglican parish of Kelso. It was the first Australian church consecrated by a bishop. The church has a close association with early settlement west of the Great Dividing Range. The church is surrounded by an historical cemetery, which contains many of the Kelso/Bathurst district's pioneers.[4]
Opening in 1976 and formally known as Kelso High School, the Kelso High Campus makes up the Denison College of Secondary Education along with Bathurst High Campus.
Kelso previously had a railway station on the Main Western line. It opened on 4 February 1875 and was closed on 6 April 1975. It is now served by coach services.
| Preceding station | Former services | Following station | ||
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| Bathurst towards Bourke |
Main Western Line | Raglan towards Sydney | ||
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