- Pleasant Hills, New South Wales
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Pleasant Hills
New South Wales
Public hall, built in 1912
Pleasant HillsPopulation: 393 (2006 Census)[1] Established: 1892 (as Munyabla)[2] Postcode: 2658 Location: LGA: Lockhart Shire County: Urana State District: Wagga Wagga Federal Division: Farrer Pleasant Hills is a small village about 26 kilometres west of Henty in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Pleasant Hills had a population of 393 people.[1]
The village still retains a vibrant community and a number of old impressive buildings. In particular the Public School built in 1891, the Lutheran Church built in 1888 from wattle and daub and, the Public Hall built in 1912, and the Pleasant Hills Community Hotel built between 1917-1918. All of these buildings are still in use today.
The town was serviced by the Rand branch railway line before the line was closed in 1975. Pleasant Hills Post Office opened on 1 March 1890.[3]
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German Settlement
Pleasant Hills and the nearby area of Alma Park are closely linked by their common Wendish German (Lutheran) heritage.[4]
The streets of Pleasant Hills display a second set of signage to include the surnames of prominent families that moved to the area during that time. Names displayed include Terlich, Eulenstein, Schiller, Quast, Pertzel, Lieschke, Knobel, Haberecht, Zucker, Pumpa and Scheuner.
Pleasant Hills Community Hotel
The licence of the Pleasant Hills hotel was sold outside of the town in 1999 and this caused the closure of the hotel. The village folk and surrounding community then raised approximately $40,000 so that they could buy the hotel property and after some changes to the State's Liquor Laws established the first Community Licence in New South Wales on March 23, 2000 so that they could reopen this important establishment. The hotel remains a focal point for the community and now doubles as both the Post Office and a small General store.
Notes and references
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Pleasant Hills (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC18549&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
- ^ "Extract". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=ujlpXtsEMa. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=, retrieved 2009-06-11
- ^ German Settlement in New South Wales in the 19th Century
External links
Coordinates: 35°28′0″S 146°48′0″E / 35.466667°S 146.8°E
Towns in the Lockhart Shire Local Government Area Lockhart · Milbrulong · Pleasant Hills · The Rock · Yerong Creek
Categories:- Towns in New South Wales
- Towns in the Riverina
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