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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
New England Tourist Drive 25
Tourist Drive 25, in the NSW New England
region starts at East Tamworth at the Murray Street
/ New England and Oxley Highways Roundabout and travels
through towns such as the Tamworth CBD (via Brisbane
Street), South Tamworth, Currabubula, Duri, Werris Creek
and Quirindi.
The road uses local roads including
Duri Road and is 2-lane rural road in its entirety wih
several overtaking opportunities and plenty of straights.
It passes by many farms and can provide an alternative
route from the New England Highway (NH15) starting at
Willow Tree in the South.
Tourist Drive 25 duplexes with National
Route 37 from Quirindi to Willow Tree, click
here for NR37.
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Duri
Road Southbound
Typical scene along this road, surrounded by farmland.
This is about 10 minutes from the Tamworth CBD.
Image © Paul Rands
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TD25
through Duri
Southbound through
the village of Duri, with grain silos beside the Main
Northern Railway Line. September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southbound
outside Duri
Looking south towards
Currabubula and Werris Creek at Duri. September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Welcome
Sign, Currabubula
Heading into Currabubula,
you are greeted by this nice green sign. September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Level
Crossing Approach, Currabubula
Looking towards the
town centre as you near the railway level crossing.
September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southbound
at Currabubula
This is the southbound approach to the village of Currabubula.
Image
© Paul Rands
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Typical
scene through Currabubula
Passing near the memorial hall as you head south towards
Quirindi. Note the old wire safety fencing. September
2005.
Image
© Paul Rands
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School
Zone Signage Currabubula
Passing near the memorial hall as you head south towards
Quirindi. Note the old wire safety fencing. September
2005.
Image
© Paul Rands
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Typical
Scene between Currabubula and Werris Creek
Locally known as Warrigundi, this is typical roadway
quality and style for this area. September 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands
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Typical
roadway between Currabubula and Werris Creek
Locally known as Warrigundi, this is typical roadway
quality and style for this area. September 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands
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Typical
roadway between Currabubula and Werris Creek
Locally known as Warrigundi, this is typical roadway
quality and style for this area. September 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands
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Werris
Creek Outskirts
Once a major town along the main northern railway line,
this is the edge of Werris Creek, as head south into
town. September 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands
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Werris
Creek Outskirts
Once a major town along the main northern railway line,
this is the edge of Werris Creek, as head south into
town. September 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands
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New
Zealand Style Distance Sign
This sign is nortbound from Werris Creek just outside
the town. It's a New Zealand style distance sign, and
is totally unusual to Australian designs as it has km
after each distance.
Image © Paul Rands
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Werris
Creek Bridge
Here you see the bridge passing over the creek the town
was named after, Werris Creek. We are looking towards
Tamworth (northbound) in this Image.
Image © Paul Rands
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Werris
Creek Northern Level Crossing
This photo is facing south at the northern end of Werris
Creek as you approach the town centre from Tamworth.
Image
© Paul Rands
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Old
Black Distance Sign
Old black signage just south of the Werris Creek CBD.
September 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands
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Unusual
Reduce Speed Now Sign
Once this sort of setup would have used 2 signs. This
is south of the Werris Creek town centre before the
road crosses the railway yet again. September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Typical
Scene at Quipolly
Recent resealing works are shown here, however this
is your typical scene in the Quipolly area between Werris
Creek and Quirindi. September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Quirindi
Town Stats Sign
Sign as you enter from the northern end of Quirindi
showing details about the towm. September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Compression
Braking Sign Quirindi
Trucks sometimes favour TD25 as it's less windy and
steep than the New England Highway, so occasionally
you'll find signs like this dotted along the route.
September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Typical
scene outside Quirindi
This is a nice photo of the edge of town at Quirindi.
September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Heading
south into the CBD
Taken from outside one of Quirindi's well known businesses,
this shows the road heading through residential and
light commercial sectors of the town. September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Heading
south into the CBD
This shows the road heading through the residential
sector of the town. September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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George
Street Quirindi
In 2005, remodelling works were completed of the main
street of Quirindi. Southbound, September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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ANZAC
memorial clock, Quirindi
Looking at the memorial clock on George Street in Quirindi.
September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Roundabout
AD Sign
Advance Directional sign on the southbound approach
to the Wallabadah turnoff. September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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George
Street Quirindi
Typical scene on the southern end of George Street,
Quirindi. September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Black
Distance Sign
Another nice old black painted distance sign, SB on
George Street Quirindi, September 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands
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Approach
to the crossing over Quirindi Creek
Southwards we go, as we hit the bridge over Qurindi
Creek. September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Historical
Bridge Quirindi
Old bridge over Quirindi Creek. September 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Black Distance Sign
Northbound black RD sign near the intersection with the Kamilaroi Highway (NR37) at Quirindi, October 2006.
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