Bostobrick,_New_South_Wales

Bostobrick, New South Wales

Bostobrick, New South Wales

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Bostobrick is a village located on Tyringham Road in northern New South Wales, Australia.[1] As of 2016, it has a population of 136.[2] Bostobrick was first settled in 1857,[3] when cedar loggers came to harvest the timber in what was then known as 'Bostobrick Scrub'.[4]

Francis Gilbert Memorial Park, located in the centre of the village.

Approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of Dorrigo, Bostobrick is located on the Dorrigo Plateau within the Bellingen Shire. It receives an annual rainfall of 1,451 mm (57.1 in) per year, and is at an elevation of 701 m (2,300 ft) above sea level.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bellingen Shire Social Plan 2010-2015." 29 October 2009.
  2. [2]
    "2016 Census QuickStats: Bostobrick". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. [3]
    "History of the Dorrigo Area." Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21, January 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Early Dorrigo Memoirs of Mr W.J. Sinclair.". Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Bostobrick on bonzle.com.". Retrieved 21, January 2012.

30.2740°S 152.6285°E / -30.2740; 152.6285


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