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Balmoral, New South Wales (Southern Highlands)

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claimed in a press conference that there was "not much left" of the town, which was disputed by the firefighters involved in efforts to save Balmoral. An early estimate of the damage was that 18 houses, which made up more than 10% of the town, had been destroyed in the fires.
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Balmoral Village lies mostly on the eastern side of Wilson Drive. The main street is Railway Parade. The village does not have a Post Office or shops. It has a well-maintained Village Hall, including a children's play area, and a tennis court. The village also has a
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continued to operate until 1978, and is now disused. The Balmoral station building was re-erected adjacent to the old school house (built in 1893) and the Loopline Pottery is on the same property.
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bus service that runs to the towns served by the old Main South railway alignment, between
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Bayley, W. A. 1973 Picton-Mittagong Loop-Line Railway. p. 22. Bulli: Austrail.
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when it was struck twice by fires. New South Wales Premier
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The town is served on weekdays by the Bowral to Picton
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Index

New South Wales
2021
Postcode(s)
Sydney CBD
Picton
Mittagong
LGA(s)
Wingecarribee Shire
Region
Southern Highlands
County
Camden
Parish
State electorate(s)
Wollondilly
Federal division(s)
Hume
Wattle Ridge
Buxton
Bargo
Wattle Ridge
Yerrinbool
Hill Top
Hill Top
Hill Top
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Northern Village
Southern Highlands
New South Wales
Australia

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