Denison Town, New South Wales

Denison Town New South Wales
Denison Town
Established:	1850s
Coordinates:	32°1′59″S 151°44′38.6″E / 32.03306°S 151.744056°E / -32.03306; 151.744056Coordinates: 32°1′59″S 151°44′38.6″E / 32.03306°S 151.744056°E / -32.03306; 151.744056
Elevation:	400 m (1,312 ft) [1]
Location:	11.1 km (7 mi) E of Dunedoo 374 km (232 mi) NW of Sydney
LGA:	Warrumbungle Shire[2]
Region:	Orana

Denison Town is a ghost town in New South Wales, Australia. It was established in the 1850s and is thought to have been named after the Governor of New South Wales, Sir William Thomas Denison.^[2] It was located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) from the present town of Dunedoo. In its heyday, Denison Town consisted of an inn, post office, church and police court.^{[citation needed]} Denison Town Post Office opened on 1 January 1860 and closed in 1893.^[3] However, the opening of lead mines at nearby Leadville, as well as being bypassed by the main local railway, resulted in Denison Town becoming a ghost town.^{[citation needed]} One building and the pioneer cemetery remain.

References

1. ^ Topographic map 8733 COBBORA
2. ^ ^{a b} "Geographical Names Register Extract: Dension Town". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=KWwGFxWAIt. Retrieved 22 August 2010. 
3. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=. Retrieved 2011-05-26.