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Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. [2] Armidale had a population of 23,967 as of the 2021 census. [3] It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region. It is approximately halfway between Sydney and Brisbane at the junction of the New England Highway and Waterfall Way.
Central Park, located near the historic centre of Armidale, bound by Dangar, Barney, and Faulkner Streets, and Tingcombe Lane, is a High Victorian formal town park demonstrating many of the key elements of that genre, including formal garden beds, axial planning, and symmetry. Originating in the original town plan, the park, on a slightly ...
From its settlement in the 1830s, Armidale was regarded in the colony as a suitable centre for the provision of religious services to the expanding and wide-reaching population. Once built, the cathedral became the centre of the Catholic Diocese of Armidale (one of the first dioceses to be established outside of the colonial settlements of ...
In addition to the main centre of Armidale and the town of Guyra, the villages located in the area include Ben Lomond, Black Mountain, Dangarsleigh, Ebor, Hillgrove, Kellys Plains, Llangothlin, and Wollomombi. Oban is a rural location covering 72.607 km 2 (28.034 sq mi) within the Armidale Regional LGA, with 7 residents. [5]
The City of Armidale was a local government area in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia, encompassing the regional city of Armidale from 1863 to 2000. It was proclaimed as the Municipality of Armidale on 13 November 1863 by Governor Sir John Young . [ 1 ]
Saumarez Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead located at 230 Saumarez Road, Armidale in the Armidale Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia.. The homestead was designed by J. W. Pender in the Federation Edwardian style and built between 1888 and 1906 by H. E. Elliott, while the garden was established by Mary Whi
The erection of the new drill hall in Armidale in 1906 appears to have been an exception, a result of the regional importance of Armidale in the 2nd Military District (NSW) and the inadequacy of the existing site. Between 1 January 1910 and 7 October 1913 14 drill halls were erected with one purchased in NSW.
Armidale was first settled in the early 1830s, following the earlier exploration of the area by John Oxley. Oxley recommended the region for grazing, and soon early pioneers set up small farms in the locality. Armidale, which was surveyed in 1848 and gazetted in 1849, was established to provide a market and administration centre for the farms.