Castle Doyle, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia
30°37′00″S 151°46′00″E / 30.61667°S 151.76667°E / -30.61667; 151.76667Population164 (2016 census)[1]Postcode(s)2350Location12 km (7 mi) SE of ArmidaleLGA(s)Armidale Regional CouncilState electorate(s)Northern TablelandsFederal division(s)New England

Castle Doyle is a locality in the Armidale Regional Council region of New South Wales, Australia. It is bounded by Commissioners Waters to the north and the Gara River to the east.[2] It had a population of 164 as of the 2016 census.[1]

Castle Doyle Post Office opened on 16 October 1884. It was downgraded to a receiving office from 1 January 1887 until being upgraded again on 1 July 1947. It closed on 30 November 1959.[3]

Castle Doyle Public School operated from 1882 to 1886, 1898 to 1908, 1912 to 1921 and from 1929 until its final closure in 1933.[4]

Heritage listings

Castle Doyle has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Castle Doyle (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Geographical Names Register Extract". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Castle Doyle". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  4. ^ "School history database search". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Gara River Hydro-Electric Scheme". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00986. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.