Mooney Mooney
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New South Wales - Australia

HMAS Parramatta (D55)

HMAS Parramatta, named for the Parramatta River, was a River-class torpedo-boat destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ordered in 1909 for the Commonwealth Naval Forces (the predecessor of the RAN), Parramatta was the first ship launched for the Australian navy. Temporarily commissioned into the Royal Navy for the delivery voyage to Australia, the destroyer came under Australian naval control in 1910, and on 1 March 1911 was recommissioned into the RAN, shortly before its founding.

Located at -33.5012, 151.181 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.461 miles away.
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River-class torpedo-boat destroyers, 1910 ships

Brooklyn, New South Wales

Brooklyn is a town to the north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 51 kilometres from the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire. Brooklyn is sometimes considered the northernmost suburb of the Greater Sydney Metropolitan Area, as it is located on the Sydney side of the Hawkesbury River, and Mooney Mooney Bridge. It is part of The County of Cumberland, in which Sydney city is located, but Brooklyn is seldom considered part of the city.

Located at -33.5483, 151.218 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.460 miles away.
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Suburbs of Sydney, Hawkesbury River

Cowan rail accident

The Cowan rail accident occurred at 7:20pm on 6 May 1990 when the 3801 Limited special steam passenger train returning from the Morpeth Jazz Festival was struck in the rear by the following CityRail inter-urban passenger service.

Located at -33.5543, 151.196 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.459 miles away.
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Railway accidents in New South Wales, 1990 in Australia, Railway accidents in 1990

Milson Island

Milson Island is located in New South Wales, Australia. It was first settled over 100 years ago and has been used as a mental hospital, a jail, and now a sports and recreation centre. It is in the middle of the Hawkesbury river, so the only means of transport is by ferry. Some of the activities available at Milson Island include a high ropes course, rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking and abseiling. The accommodation is 3-4 stars with many lodges.

Located at -33.5147, 151.18 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.460 miles away.
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Islands of New South Wales

Hawkesbury River railway station

Hawkesbury River railway station is a station on the Main North railway line serving the town of Brooklyn and other towns on the southern bank of the Hawkesbury River. It consists of two platforms in an island configuration with access via a footbridge. The original station building remains on the platform. Hawkesbury River is served by the 'intercity' Newcastle & Central Coast line.

Located at -33.5468, 151.226 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.461 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1870, Hawkesbury River

Wondabyne railway station

Wondabyne railway station is a railway station on the Newcastle and Central Coast Line in the CityRail network in New South Wales, Australia. The station is noted for its remoteness and having an extraordinarily short platform, which is less than a train carriage long. It is the only railway station in Australia which has no road access.

Located at -33.4922, 151.257 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.464 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Central Coast (New South Wales), Railway stations opened in 1889, Railway stations opened in 1939

Spectacle Island (Hawkesbury River)

Spectacle Island is a 36.4-hectare island located in Australia's Hawkesbury River near its junction with Mooney Mooney Creek, to the north of Sydney, New South Wales. It is within the bounded locality of Mooney Mooney. The island was originally known as 'Goat Island', named after a herd of goats that were once kept on the island.

Located at -33.531, 151.211 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.461 miles away.
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Islands of New South Wales, Central Coast (New South Wales), Australian National Heritage List, Hawkesbury River

Milsons Passage, New South Wales

Milsons Passage is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the Hornsby Shire local government area. According to the 2011 census, the population was 112.

Located at -33.517, 151.176 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.460 miles away.
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Suburbs of Sydney

Long Island (New South Wales)

Long Island is one of a number of small, forested islands of the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales, Australia. It is situated about 50 kilometres north of Sydney, across Sandbrook Inlet from the mainland area of the suburb of Brooklyn in Hornsby Shire, of which it is a part. Other adjacent islands include Dangar Island, Spectacle Island, Milson Island, Peat Island and Lion Island.

Located at -33.5425, 151.219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.460 miles away.
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Islands of New South Wales, Australian National Heritage List, Hawkesbury River

Berowra Creek

Berowra Creek is a tributary of the Hawkesbury River, situated to the north of the city of Sydney in the Australian state of New South Wales. The creek is about 30 kilometres long, and is a ria or drowned river valley estuary, consisting of steeply incised gorges with surrounding plateau areas. It rises near Pennant Hills and flows generally north-north-east into the Hawkesbury River about 7 kilometres west of Brooklyn, and about 20 kilometres from the ocean.

Located at -33.5384, 151.144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.458 miles away.
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Creeks and canals of Sydney, Hawkesbury River

Muogamarra Nature Reserve

Muogamarra (pronounced Moo-o-ga-marra) is a nature reserve New South Wales, on the northern edge of Sydney. It lies between the outer Sydney suburb of Cowan to the south, and the Hawkesbury River to the north. It is closed to the public for most of the year, but opens for 6 weekends each year in spring, when there are prolific displays of wildflowers. At other times of the year it is available to groups such as the scouts or to schools for education or special events.

Located at -33.5533, 151.186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.459 miles away.
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Nature reserves in New South Wales, Protected areas established in 1954, Rock art in Australia

Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge

The Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge spans the Hawkesbury River just north of the town of Brooklyn on the northern outskirts of Sydney, Australia. The railway bridge was to be the last link in a railway network that linked Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and was a major engineering feat at the time.

Located at -33.5339, 151.228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.461 miles away.
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Bridges in New South Wales, Railway bridges in Australia, Rail infrastructure in New South Wales, Bridges completed in 1889, Bridges completed in 1946, Hawkesbury River

Bar Point, New South Wales

Bar Point is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River 53 kilometres north of Sydney. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area.

Located at -33.493, 151.168 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.461 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales), Hawkesbury River

Cheero Point, New South Wales

Cheero Point is a residential suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the west bank of the Mooney Mooney Creek 49 kilometres north of Sydney. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area.

Located at -33.511, 151.194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.461 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales), Hawkesbury River

Cogra Bay, New South Wales

Cogra Bay is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River 51 kilometres north of Sydney. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area. Cogra Bay is bounded by the Hawkesbury River to the south, the mouth of the Mooney Mooney Creek to the west, Mullet Creek to the east, and the Brisbane Water National Park to the north.

Located at -33.515, 151.218 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.462 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales), Bays of New South Wales, Hawkesbury River

Little Wobby, New South Wales

Little Wobby is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area. It is geographically the southernmost point of the "NSW Central Coast".

Located at -33.546, 151.25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.462 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales)

Marlow, New South Wales

Marlow is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River 58 kilometres north of Sydney. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area. Although the northern boundary and Greenman Valley Recreation Park are reachable via a dirt track from the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway at Mount White, most of the suburb is only reachable by boat, and a ferry transports mail and groceries to the residents.

Located at -33.468, 151.166 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.462 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales), Hawkesbury River

Mooney Mooney, New South Wales

Mooney Mooney is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located at the end of a peninsula extending southwards into the Hawkesbury River estuary. 48 kilometres north of Sydney. Mooney Mooney is the location at which the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway and Pacific Highway cross from the Central Coast into Sydney's metropolitan area at Brooklyn in the Hornsby Shire.

Located at -33.523, 151.201 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.461 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales), Double-named places in Australia, Hawkesbury River

Mooney Mooney Creek, New South Wales

Mooney Mooney Creek is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located 60 kilometres north of Sydney along both sides of the creek after which it is named. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area. Almost all of the suburb's land area is part of the Brisbane Water National Park, and the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway and Pacific Highway pass through the west and north of the suburb.

Located at -33.465, 151.218 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.464 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales), Hawkesbury River

Mount White, New South Wales

Mount White is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located 56 kilometres north of Sydney. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area. It is home to a minor interchange on the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway.

Located at -33.4567, 151.193 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.464 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales)

Wondabyne, New South Wales

Wondabyne, a suburb located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, is part of the City of Gosford local government area. The suburb contains Wondabyne railway station, which is serviced by CityRail services to Wyong on the Main North railway line and is adjacent to a wharf on Mullet Creek, a tributary estuary of the Hawkesbury River. The train station has a very short platform, long enough to hold only around one train door.

Located at -33.487, 151.235 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.464 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales)

Dangar Island

Dangar Island is a forested island, 29 hectares in area, in the Hawkesbury River, just north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Dangar Island is a suburb of Hornsby Shire and as at the 2011 Census had a population of 267, which swells dramatically during holiday seasons. The island is serviced regularly by the Dangar Island Ferry service that departs from Brooklyn and takes about ten minutes. The Brooklyn ferry is itself adjacent to the CityRail station of Hawkesbury River.

Located at -33.5414, 151.238 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.461 miles away.
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Suburbs of Sydney, Islands of New South Wales, Ferries of Australia, Hawkesbury River

Pindar Cave

Pindar Cave is a geological formation which appears as a massive concave of overhanging sandstone rock. It is located west of Woy Woy which is north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in Brisbane Water National Park. Although its name implies a cave, the whole formation is actually an overhang. It is large enough for sixty walkers to camp overnight under its shelter away from wet weather.

Located at -33.4932, 151.223 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.463 miles away.
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Central Coast (New South Wales), Caves of Australia

Peats Ferry Bridge

The Peats Ferry Bridge is a road bridge which crosses the Hawkesbury River north of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It was built as part of the Hornsby-Kariong section of the Pacific Highway, the first direct road link between Sydney and Newcastle, New South Wales. Before this was built, road transport had to use a much longer route through Wisemans Ferry, or even further west. Construction of the bridge commenced in 1938 but it was not completed until May 1945.

Located at -33.5385, 151.199 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.460 miles away.
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Bridges in New South Wales

Cowan Bank

The Cowan Bank is an 8.6 km double-track section of the standard gauge main north railway line running between Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and Newcastle (168.1 km north of Sydney), one of the busiest rail corridors in Australia. The Cowan Bank is situated between Cowan railway station 48.8 km north of Sydney, and Hawkesbury River railway station 57.4 km north of Sydney.

Located at -33.5676, 151.199 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.458 miles away.
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Regional railway lines in New South Wales, Standard gauge railways in Australia, Railway lines opened in 1887