Bylong, New South Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids BylongNew South Wales |
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Bylong village
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 Bylong
Location in New South Wales
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| Population | 23 (2016 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2849 |
| LGA(s) | Mid-Western Regional Council |
| State electorate(s) | Upper Hunter |
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Bylong is a village in New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Western Regional Council. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way.
The area is home to numerous horse studs. The champion racehorse and sire Heroic was born in the area.
Bylong hosts an annual mouse racing event.
Access
Bylong can be accessed from the Hunter Valley by travelling west along the Golden Highway and turn onto the Bylong Valley Way, one kilometre (one mile) before Sandy Hollow. If travelling from Ilford, Bylong can be accessed by travelling two kilometres (one mile) north along the Castlereagh Highway and turn onto the Bylong Valley Way.
Railways
Bylong has a railway crossing loop, one kilometre (one mile) east of Bylong on the Sandy Hollow-Gulgong railway line. The railway passes through a two-kilometre-long (one-mile) tunnel in the Bylong Range, eight kilometres (five miles) to the east-southeast (32°26′11.0″S 150°12′00.8″E / 32.436389°S 150.200222°E) between the Bylong River and Murrumbo Creek valleys.
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| Akuna
towards Gulgong
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Sany Hollow - Gulgong Line | Kerrabee
towards Sandy Hollow
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