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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
National Highway 15 (New England Highway) (Guyra to
Glen Innes)
Proclaimed a
State Highway on 8th August
1928, the New England Highway starts in NSW at
Hexham, 15km West of Newcastle and heads north-west
entering the Hunter Valley region, eventually climbing
into the Great Dividing Range to the coal mining areas
of Muswellbrook. From there the highway heads North
into Tamworth and climbs again into the New England
Region, bypassing Armidale, across the ridge tops to
Glen Innes, Tenterfield and eventually the QLD border
at Wallangarra, it then heads into the fruit and agricultural
districts of Stanthorpe and North again to Warwick.
After heading North from the Cunningham
Hwy turnoff, the New England Hwy changes shields to
NR42 passing through the beef and wool farming areas
to Toowoomba. Heading North from Toowoomba, the highway
passes through lush green dairying pastures and thick
vegetation up into Crows Nest, stopping at the D'Aguilar
Highway at Yarraman.
This section concentrates on the area between Armidale
and the Queensland border, which varies from rural highway
to limited access road standards.
Click
here for the former alignment at Ben Lomond.
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Northbound
at Llangothlin
Entering the small town of Llangothlin, January 2006.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Northbound
at Llangothlin
The small town of Llangothlin, January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Crossing Ryanda Creek
Northbound at Llangothlin. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Northbound at Llangothlin
Typical scenery between Llangothlin and Ben
Lomond. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Northbound at Llangothlin
Approaching the hilly area through Llangothlin.
March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Northbound at Llangothlin
Scenery as you pass
through Llangothlin, March 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Northbound at Llangothlin
Junction with Tubbumurra Road. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Streeter Road Junction
Approaching the intersection with Streeters
Road at Llangothlin. March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Typical scenery through Llangothlin.
Northbound, March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Northbound
Over Ben Lomond Hill
Scenery as you pass
over the Ben Lomond Hill, January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Northbound
Over Ben Lomond Hill
Scenery as you pass
over the Ben Lomond Hill, January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Northbound Over Ben Lomond
Hill
Scenery as you
pass over the Ben Lomond Hill, January 2006.
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Paul Rands
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Inn Road intersection
Junction with Inn Road
(old highway) at Ben Lomond, March 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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ID
Signage
Sign facing Inn Road
(old highway) at Ben Lomond, January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Northbound
Over Ben Lomond Hill
Scenery as you pass
over the Ben Lomond Hill, January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Northbound
Over Ben Lomond Hill
Scenery as you pass
over the Ben Lomond Hill, January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Northbound
Over Ben Lomond Hill
Scenery as you pass
over the Ben Lomond Hill, January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Northbound
Over Ben Lomond Hill
Scenery as you pass
over the Ben Lomond Hill, January 2006. This section
is quite windy but has spectacular scenery and a couple
of very steep safety ramps.
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Paul Rands |
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Northbound Over Ben Lomond
Hill
Scenery as you
pass over the Ben Lomond Hill, January 2006. This
section is quite windy but has spectacular scenery
and a couple of very steep safety ramps.
Image ©
Paul Rands
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Northbound Over Ben Lomond
Hill
Scenery as you
pass over the Ben Lomond Hill, January 2006. This
section is quite windy but has spectacular scenery
and a couple of very steep safety ramps.
Image ©
Paul Rands
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Northbound Over Ben Lomond
Hill
Scenery as you
pass over the Ben Lomond Hill, January 2006. This
section is quite windy but has spectacular scenery
and a couple of very steep safety ramps - note the
one in the centre of the photo.
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Paul Rands
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Return
to less windy conditions
North of Ben Lomond Hill the road straightens out a
bit and speed restrictions return to 100 km/h for all
traffic. Ben Lomond, January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Maroman
Creek
Crossing Maroman Creek as you head north through Glencoe.
January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Northbound at Glencoe
Wooded area near the Red Lion Inn, March 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Glencoe
Northbound through typical countryside in this area,
January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Border
Rivers Catchment Signage
Sign indicating that motorists are entering the catchment
zone of the Border Rivers area, Glencoe, January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Northbound
at Graham's Valley
Typical scenery as you pass through Graham's Valley,
January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Graham's
Valley Road Intersection
Northbound as you approach the junction with Graham's
Valley Road, January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Beardy Waters
Crossing Beardy Waters in Graham's Valley, January
2006
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Northbound
at Graham's Valley
Typical scenery as you pass through Graham's Valley,
January 2006.
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Paul Rands
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Redbank
Creek
Northbound as you cross Redbank Creek into the hamlet
of Stonehenge, January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Glen Innes
Southern entry to the town of Glen Innes, January
2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Distance
Sign
Southbound RD sign as you leave Glen Innes, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley
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Entering
Glen Innes
Northbound outside the Craigieburn Caravan Park at Glen
Innes. Note the divided highway ahead, it's quite an
old section of concrete roadway. January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Mackenzie
Street Intersection
This is the highway as you head north through
the Mackenzie Street Junction. This is also the turn
off for the Aboriginal Museum, January 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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New
England Highway (Church Street) Glen Innes
Typical roadway qualities and scenery as you drive through
Glen Innes. January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Old Directional
Signs
One of the many old directional fingerboards located
in Glen Innes facing side streets on the highway.
These are metal signs, unlike older ones of the same
style which are wooden. Corner of Lang and Church
Streets (NH15), January 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance
Directional Signage
Photo of the advance directional signage as you approach
the NR38 duplex and the Meade Street roundabout, January
2006.
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Paul Rands |
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Meade Street Roundabout
Photo of the start of the NR38 duplex which lasts
150 metres through Glen Innes. January 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance
Directional Signage
Photo of the advance directional signage at the pedestrian
signals outside the Catholic church and school on Church
Street Glen Innes. These signals are a very old installation
with yellow paint showing through the 1970s green colour.
They have been refitted sometime this decade with Aldrige
Traffic Systems halogen lanterns, and Bob Panich / AWA
call buttons, except the call button on the centre island,
it has retain the original bass and cast iron call button
box. For a photo of it, see the vintage signals photos
on this site. January 2006.
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Paul Rands |
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NR
38 Split
National Route 38 (Gwydir Hwy) leaves the New England
Highway here at Ferguson Street, Glen Innes, January
2006.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Distance Sign
RD signage as you leave Glen Innes towards Tenterfield
and Queensland, January 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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