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The RockLast modified: December 20, 2005 - 11:33 AM
The township of The Rock is located on the Olympic Highway 25km south of Wagga Wagga and 96 km north of Albury.
The character of the town is derived from its wide park-like main thoroughfare and the visual domination of the unusual mountain of rock that rises from the plain and lies immediately south of the town. In the main street (Urana Street) Silky Oak trees were planted soon after World War I as an avenue of honour, one for each soldier in the district who served his country. The Avenue was opened in 1920. In later years when the Silky Oaks required replacing,hardier Kurrajong trees were planted. The Rock was at one time an important rail junction until the decline of the branch line. Now with a population of 900 The Rock is steadily moving forward due to its close proximity to the largest inland city in New South Wales, Wagga Wagga. 1836-Squatters licences were granted. 1847-Dr James Wall held a licence for a run centred on Kengal, the great hill towering over countryside occupied by Aboriginals of the Wiradjuri Tribe. 1854-William (Tinker) Brown joined Dr Wall in the partnership. 1858-Susannah Brown became the sole owner of Hanging Rock. 1873-John King purchased Hanging Rock. 1874-A rock fall occurred changing the appearance of the east side of The Rock. 1880-The railway arrived in Eastern Riverina, crossroads, a shanty, the railway line with its three buildings and camp otherwise nothing but the box forest and the towering hill. The Rock township was surveyed along Burke Creek. The new road surveyed form Wagga Wagga to Albury. 1881-The original Kings Own Hotel was built. 1882-Town plan gazetted railway station called Hanging Rock. 1883-The school was established and the village named Kingston. 1887-The first Presbyterian Church was built. 1895-Original The Rock Stores building was built. It was the first substantial brick building and now houses Heckenbergs Antiques. 1901-The Rock's population was 117.The first train pulled out of Hanging Rock for Lockhart on the branch line. 1905-Post Office was built. 1911-Telephone exchange opened, new Police Station and Hall built. The Hanging Rock station was to be sold for farming blocks. 1920's-Much of the visable building of The Rock was built. 1920-An avenue of Silky Oak Trees was opened to honour veterans who served in the 1914-18 war. 1923-First hospital opened. 1931-Catholic Church on the corner of Urana and Ford Streets was built. Probably The Rock's worst flood. 1960-The route of Olympic Way was altered to bypass the main street of The Rock. Contact details | ||||||||||||
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