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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
National Route 34 (Oxley Highway) (Coonabarabran to
Gunnedah)
National Route 34 / Oxley Highway is a rural highway
in New South Wales, Australia. The Oxley Highway starts
at Nevertire where it joins the Mitchell Highway. It
links Warren, Gilgandra, Coonabarabran, Gunnedah, Tamworth,
Bendemeer, Walcha, Wauchope and ends at Port Macquarie
on the coast of the Tasman Sea.
The Oxley Highway links with the Castlereagh Highway
at Gilgandra, the Newell Highway at Coonabarabran, the
New England Highway and Tamworth, and the Pacific Highway
near Port Macquarie. It commemorates John Oxley who
was the first European to explore much of inland New
South Wales in 1818.
| Length (This Section): |
106 km |
| Route Numbers: |
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| Information courtesy
of Wikipedia and Michael Greenslade |
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Advance Directional Sign
AD sign, approaching Warrambungles Way, just south of Coonabarabran.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Safe-T-Cam Sign
Southbound sign at the Safe-T-Cam site near Coonabarabran.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Black
Directional Sign - Coonabarabran
Black directional sign on the corner of Edwards and
John Streets Coonabarabran.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Northbound on John Street Coonabarabran
General photo from April 2005 of John Street (NR 34
/ 39) at Coonabarabran.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Directional Sign on the corner
of King & John Streets Coonabarabran
Southbound on John Street, Coonabarabran, you'll find
this older green directional sign. 2005.
Top image ©
Paul Rands / bottom images © Rob Tilley |
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Dalgarno Street Signange -
Coonabarabran
Big green sign on the John Street approach on Dalgarno
Street Coonabarabran. This is sign is in a low density
commercial and residential street, which is somewhat
of an overkill. April 2005.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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John Street Directional Signage
- Coonabarabran
Signage on the corner of John & Dalgarno Streets,
Coonabarabran. April 2005.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Old Black and Brown Sign
A closer photo of the old sign in the next photo. April
2005.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Old and New Signs - Coonabarabran
Photo of a newer sign that was installed probably 20
years after the sign behind it, normally the older sign
would be removed. April 2005, northbound, John Street.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Dalgarno and John Streets Approach
Coonabarabran
Taken 2005, this southbound image shows the main
street of Coonabarabran (John Street), which is part
of the NR 34 / 39 duplex. Even though it's used by heaps
of trucks each day, it still has a great atmosphere.
Top image ©
Paul Rands / bottom images © Rob Tilley |
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Signage for Tourist Drive 1
Coonabarabran
A sign denoting the scenic route to Gilgandra.
2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Duplex
Traliblazer - Coonabarabran
Fairly unusual in NSW, these older standalone trailblazers
date back to when NR 39 did not have National Highway
status. April 2005, John Street Coonabarabran (SB).
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Old
Black Sign - Coonabarabran
On the northbound run from Coonabarabran to Gunnedah
on John Street, you'll find this nice old black sign.
April 2005.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Falling
Rocks Sign
Why include this sign here, well 1, it's on the Oxley
Highway, 2, there seems to be no standard for falling
rocks signs in NSW as they always have different wording
- perhaps the RTA should just use the pictogram that's
used in QLD. April 2005.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Extra
Large No Stopping Sign
These signs are double, if not triple the standard parking
signs and are located on the northern side of Coonabarabran
to stop trucks stopping outside motels in the area.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Unusual
Rest Signage
Outside of Coonabarabran, you'll see these unusual blue
signs to remind drivers to rest. April 2005.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Unusual
Rest Signage
Outside of Coonabarabran, you'll see these unusual blue
signs to remind drivers to rest. April 2005.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Heavy
Vehicle Inspection Area Coonabarabran
Photo of the inspection bays near Coonabarabran and
the Newell Highway branch on the Gunnedah side of town.
April 2005.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Oxley
/ Newell Highway
Photo of the highway just after the Newell Highway connection
near Coonabarabran. You'll see on the distance sign
a lack of NR34 sheild, even though it should be there.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Distance Sign
Southbound RD sign after the Newell Highway split at Coonabarabran. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Sign
Goof
One of the many sign goofs between Tamworth and Coonabarabran.
Most are just incorrect sheilds, but here we have lost
the NR34 sheild, even though it's duplexed for several
kilometres, plus the the case on the Newell Highway
placard should be in capitals. 2005.
Top image ©
Paul Rands / bottom images © Rob Tilley |
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Heavy
Vehicle Inspection Sign
only about 1 km from the Newell Highway as you head
to Coonabarabran, you'll find a heavy vehicle inspection
area, this signage is a warning to truck drives they
may have to stop. April 2005, Forked Mountain.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Operation
Westroads Signage
Operation Westroads is an initiative to reduce road
trauma in the Western part of NSW and this is a sign
to remind motorists that the program is not just a "blitz".
April 2005, Forked Mountain.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Dodgy
Sign Installation
This is one the dodgiest post and sign installs I've
ever seen, taken April 2005 at Rocky Glen.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Oxley
Highway Rocky Glen
This is NR34 as it passes through the locality of Rocky
Glen. April 2005.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Oxley
Highway at Rocky Glen
This is NR34 as it passes through the locality of Rocky
Glen. 2005.
Image ©
Rob Tilley |
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Oxley
Highway approaching the Gunnedah / Tamworth Plain
Photo of the plain which Gunnedah and Tamworth are situated
upon, northbound on the Oxley Highway.
Image ©
Paul Rands |
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Cox's Creek
Westbound at Mullaley, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Distance Sign
Westbound RD sign at Mullaley after the intersection with Black Stump Way. 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
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Oxley
Highway Mullaley
Mullaley near Gunnedah is largely a service town consisting
of a few houses a service station and shop and probably
wouldn't be there if it wasn't for the highway travelling
through. 2005.
Top image ©
Paul Rands / bottom images © Rob Tilley |
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ID Sign Assembly
Looking at the sign assembly on the corner of the Oxley Highway and Grain Valley Road (Mullaley-Boggabri Road) at Mullaley, 2005.
Image © Rob Tilley |
