Attractions in
Harden-Murrumburrah and
district NSW
Harden Shire nestles amid the
'Hilltops' district, the undulating
hills of the Southwest Slopes region of New South Wales, 340 km SW of
Sydney and 125 km NW of Canberra by road. Harden Shire is home to
3,600 people, half living in the twin towns of Harden and Murrumburrah.
The villages of Galong, Jugiong and Wombat are worth a visit, while Cunningar, Kingsvale, Prunevale,
Nubba and Aurville have their own attractions.
Known for its scenery, events, sporting and recreational facilities and
historic attractions, Harden Shire is becoming known as a centre for
quality, fresh local produce: cherries, figs, peaches, apples,
strawberries and other fruit in season, eggs, olive oil, mustard seed oil,
wine and honey. Harden Shire grows more cherries than Young.
Fresh local lamb and beef, and wool and alpaca garments are sold.
Harden-Murrumburrah is a convenient, tranquil base to
get away and relax, to explore the region or to attend events in nearby
Binalong, Boorowa, Cootamundra, Cowra, Gundagai, Temora, Tumut, Wee
Jasper, Yass and Young. Harden is a part of the
Gold Trails.
With many beautiful old churches, Harden Shire is an
ideal place to plan a country wedding, where your guests accommodation
and food will not cost the earth.
Historic Murrumburrah was gazetted as a town in 1858. With its historic
19th and early 20th century buildings and village atmosphere, Murrumburrah
has many attractions for the visitor, including a quilt shop, gift shops,
honey shop, hotel and
metalworker.
Day trips from Harden Shire are pleasant drives
and display the diversity of the country. Canberra, Wagga Wagga, Tumut ,
Goulburn and Forbes and all less than 2 hours away.
Accommodation includes the
historic Commercial Hotel in Murrumburrah with
its dining room open seven days and six nights,
motels in Harden and Jugiong,
Harden caravan park and camp sites at Murrumburrah Showground.
Restaurants or cafes operate in
Murrumburrah, Harden and Jugiong.
Click here for accommodation and
dining information.
For what's on in Harden-Murrumburrah & district, please
click on events.
For more information, please
contact us
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NATIVE PLANT NURSERY & BOTANIC GARDENS |
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Stocks' Native Botanic Gardens,
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STOCKS' NATIVE GARDEN & NURSERY
Lot 3 Simmons Rd, Harden NSW 2587 (signposted from Albury St)
T 02 6386 2682 M 0428 862 682
snn@bigpond.net.au
www.stocksnativenursery.com.au
Open
only
by appointment
Ben and Irene Stocks' native botanic garden and plant nursery 2km south of
Harden
offers 500 native plant species for sale. Choose from their display garden
or check their website for photos.
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Harden Olympic Swimming Pool, Harden |
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HARDEN OLYMPIC SWIMMING POOL
Albury St, Harden
T 6386 0270
Open in summer
adult entry $4
Mon to Fri 3 pm - 7 pm
Weekends, public & school holidays
noon - 7 pm
A magnificent swimming pool plus several wading pools.
surrounded by lawns, ideal for relaxing or exercise.
Jugiong
Pool in the park on Riverside Drive is open in summer Mon-Fri 3-7 pm, weekends 2-7 pm,
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MILITARY MUSEUM |
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Light Horse & Military
Museum,
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LIGHT HORSE & MILITARY MUSEUM
'Jubri'
Jellambi Rd, Harden 2587
T 6386 2150 M 0429 862 150
Brian and Judy Dunn open their
private museum by prior appointment. Please call before you
visit.
Popular with veterans, inspection is free and Brian
gives a tour of the exhibits, highlighting the role of the men of the
Light Horse regiments from their founding in the late 19th century.
Jellambi Rd is off Barwang Rd in North Harden |
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PLANT NURSERY |
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Harden Nursery |
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HARDEN NURSERY
Hugh & Prudence Pavitt
160 Albury Street
Harden NSW 2587
T 02 6386 2090
F 6386 3005
M 0401 199 094
Plants, garden supplies, ornaments, seeds and
tools for the home garden, as well as farm trees
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CENTENARY OF FEDERATION MONUMENT |
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Federation Star, Murrumburrah |
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FEDERATION STAR &
FLAGPOLE
Corner
Albury St & Bathurst St,
Murrumburrah
The Federation Star, a 15m
tall stainless steel obelisk surmounted by a multi-faceted Federation
Star, was erected in Mill Park in 2001 to celebrate the centenary of
federation.
The impressive monument, illuminated at night, was designed
and built by Murrumburrah engineer Russell Muirhead of Muirhead
Engineering. Next to the Star is a stainless steel flagpole
erected in 2008 to honour Alf Round, a merchant seaman and former POW who retired to
Murrumburrah and tended the park until he passed away in 2006. The
park is the site of one of Murrumburrah's earliest hotels, the
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Harden-Murrumburrah Historical
Society, Murrumburrah |
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HARDEN-MURRUMBURRAH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Albury St, Murrumburrah NSW 2587
President & Research Officer:
Robyn Atherton 02 6386 2728 or
0428 516 403
robynatherton@bigpond.com
Curator Darren Sargent 02 6386 3522
Secretary Lorraine Brown 02 6386 2555
Treasurer Ken Pearsall 02 6386 2351
Founded in 1970, the Society runs a
historical museum comprising 2,000 artefacts and photographs from the
local area, in the imposing 1912 School of Arts building.
Displays feature gold mining,
agriculture, railways, the light horse and ways of life.
Open Saturday 10.30-4.30 &
Sunday 2-4.30
Entry $2 adults, children 40c
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LIGHT HORSE MEMORIAL |
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Light Horse Memorial,
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LIGHT HORSE MEMORIAL
Albury St, Murrumburrah
The Light Horse Memorial in Albury Street commemorates the birthplace of
the 1st Australian Light Horse at Murrumburrah in 1897.
Bronze sculptures of Cpl William Bradford of the
1st Australian Light Horse, the 'Retreat at Romani' with horse 'Bill the Bastard'
carrying five men, and a diorama of Beersheba by Murrumburrah sculptor Carl Valerius, granite
blocks, a wall or remembrance and a number of commemorative plaques are
set in a tranquil garden which slopes down to Murrimboola Creek. |
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HISTORIC HOTEL |
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Commercial Hotel, Murrumburrah |
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COMMERCIAL HOTEL, MURRUMBURRAH
337 Albury St, Murrumburrah NSW 2587
T 02 6386 2210
melissakeithadsl@dodo.com.au
www.harden.com.au/hotel
The 152 year old Commercial Hotel is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Harden
Shire. The bar of was built by
John and Roseanne Dillon
in 1861 during the bushranging era, when Ben Hall's gang stole two of Dillon's horses. The Dillons added the
dining room in 1868. A second story was added in 1892, while the present building
was completed with extensions to the second floor in 1926.
The hotel retains its 1861 bar, 1868 dining room and heritage accommodation.
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QUILTS, QUILT MAKING SUPPLIES &
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The Quilters
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THE QUILTER'S STASH
Sue Chesworth
330-332
Albury Street,
Murrumburrah NSW 2587
02 6386 2133
sches@yahoo.com.au
Open Tuesday to Friday 10 to 4,
Saturday 10 to 2.
Quilts and quilt making supplies, patchwork
fabrics, baby knitwear, handmade jewellery, bags and gifts.
Tuesday & Thursday patchwork classes for beginners, 10am-1pm, $15
plus fabrics
Occasional specialist workshops.
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Harden Honey, Murrumburrah |
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HARDEN'S OWN HONEY
Ken Tanson
The Old Post Office
Albury St
Murrumburrah NSW 2587
T 02 6386 2325 M 0427 864 325
www.hardenhoney.com
beeman@hardenhoney.com
Harden Honey is open for honey sales, coffee and cakes, Thursday to Monday
from 9 to 5
Principal apiarist Ken Tanson is passionate
about his honey, transporting bees over NSW and northern Victoria
to get the optimum variety of flavours from our diverse and
beautiful flora.
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honeys are either pure flavoured or hand-selected pure honey blends,
each with its own unique characteristics and distinct flavours. You
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St Paul's Anglican Church, Murrumburrah |
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St Paul's Anglican Church, Murrumburrah
120 Swift Street, Murrumburrah NSW 2587
Neo-Gothic style granite church
built 1875-6, with the chancel added in 1892.
Communion 1st, 3rd Sunday 10am, 4th
Sunday 7.30am
Morning Worship 2nd Sunday 10am
Murrumburrah Parish
Rector: Rev Beth Dimmick
Deacon: Rev Don Jamieson
T 02 6386 2679 F 02 6386 4431
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Murrumburrah |
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St Mary's, Murrumburrah
Clarke St, Murrumburrah NSW 2587
St Mary's Roman Catholic Church is the oldest
standing church, begun in 1868 on the hill above Murrumburrah. It
can be reached by foot over the railway bridge from Bathurst Street, or
by driving under the railway viaduct and up Clarke Street.
St Paul's Anglican Church on the corner of Iris
and Swift Streets, Murrumburrah followed in 1875.
Before these churches were built, both Catholic
and Anglican services were sometimes held at the Commercial Hotel,
Murrumburrah. Publicans Miles Murphy and John Dillon are commemorated in
stained glass windows behind the altar
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Ross Memorial Uniting Church
Derby St, Harden NSW 2587
Mrs Rhana Wright
Presbytery: 50 East St, Harden
T 02 6386 2684
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PREMIUM OLIVE OIL |
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Cunningar Olive Oil, Cunningar |
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CUNNINGAR OLIVE OIL
Lorraine & Michael Brown
'Hillview', Allan Street (off Burley Griffin Way),
Cunningar NSW 2587
02 6386 2561
Cunningar Olive Oil is
a premium olive oil produced in limited quantities and sold only
in Harden Shire. Fruit from the
2,000 olive trees is picked in April and the oil pressed in
Cowra. Available at the olive grove in 500 ml, 750 ml and 1.5 litre
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St Mark's Anglican Church, Currawong
10 km northwest of Murrumburrah towards Young on Currawong
Road, the Roberts family built this church adjacent to their Currawong Station, where James
Roberts sheltered 1,274 Chinese miners from the Lambing Flat riots in
1861.
Communion 1st Sunday 9am
Murrumburrah Parish
Rector: Rev Beth Dimmick
Deacon: Rev Don Jamieson
T 02 6386 2679 F 02 6386 4431
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HISTORIC CEMETERY, GALONG |
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Galong Cemetery, Galong |
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GALONG CEMETERY
The Ryan family established a cemetery at Galong
near the pioneer former convict Ned Ryan's (1786-1871) homestead Galong House, now
part of St Clement's Retreat Centre.
The picturesque cemetery lies amid sheep and wheat
paddocks, surrounded by a stone wall with a
Scottish coping, a bequest from Ned's son John Nagle Ryan who became a
member of parliament.
The cemetery is notable for its
spectacular grave sculpture, many carved by
Frank Rusconi of Gundagai for the Ryan family and other pioneers.
A few km north of Galong village on
the western side of Galong Road, the cemetery was restored in 1999 and
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RETREAT CENTRE |
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St Clement's Retreat &
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St Clement's Retreat &
Conference Centre
Kalangan Road, Galong NSW 2585
T 02 6386 7214
www.stclement.com.au
info@stclement.com.au
Ned Ryan settled at Galong in 1830 and established a large sheep
run. The 1850 former homestead of the pioneering Ryan family is part of St Clement's,
a monastery built c.1918, whihct is now a retreat and conference
centre. Retreat periods can be as short as one
day, a weekend or several weeks. The new museum in the old homestead
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MURRUMBIDGEE RIVER |
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MURRUMBIDGEE RIVER, JUGIONG |
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Explore the Murrumbidgee River at Jugiong as it flows gently past the
town. Have a picnic or barbecue in the riverside park, or dine in the
Long Track Pantry. Cool off in the town's three swimming pools open
from November to March. |
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Catholic Church
Riverside Drive, Jugiong NSW 2726
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KINGSVALE |
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FRUIT ORCHARD |
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Petal Falls
Orchard, Kingsvale |
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PETAL FALLS ORCHARD
Robert & Lyn Fitzpatrick
Kingsvale Road,
Kingsvale NSW 2587 (between Harden & Young, off Wombat Rd)
02 6384 4256
Open 8 am to 6pm daily from November to
31 March, closed April to October. Pick your own fruit or buy from the retail shop.
Cherries
November - December
Apricots Mid December
- January
Peaches Mid December - March
Nectarines January - March
Plums
January - April
Apples Mid
February - May
Pears
Mid February - May
Plus local figs, jams, sauces and fruit pies |
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MOPPITY VINEYARD |
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Moppity Vineyard
Moppity Rd,
MoppityNo cellar door sales
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WHIMSICAL FIGURES |
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JILL FINN
The Old Convent
Rose St
Wombat
02 6384 3291
Jill Finn makes a range of individually crafted
whimsical Australiana figures.. Call before you visit, and enter at the rear from Hope
Street.
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ST COLUMBANUS, WOMBAT |
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St Columbanus, Wombat
Wombat NSW 2587
Built 1874 and extended 1920
Mass first Sunday of the month
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Contact us for more information
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www.harden.com.au |
Harden NSW 2587 |
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