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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
State Route 84 (Golden Highway) (Singleton to Dubbo)
The Golden Highway is designated as State Route 84,
it runs eastwards from Dubbo towards Singleton in the
Hunter Valley and enables road transport to avoid travelling
over the Blue Mountains to Sydney to access coastal
ports at Newcastle.
The Golden Highway runs through Dubbo, Ballimore, Muronbong,
Elong Elong, Cobbora, Dunedoo, Uarbry, Cassilis, Merriwa,
Sandy Hollow, Denman, Jerry's Plains and even Singleton
(not on main route).
East Terminus: New England Highway, 11 km West of Branxton.
West Terminus: Newell Highway and Fitzroy Street, Dubbo.
Timeline: 1928: Mt Thorley-Denman section proclaimed
Main Road 213, Denman-Merriwa section proclaimed Main
Road 209, Merriwa-Cassilis section proclaimed Trunk
Route 62, Dunedoo-Dubbo section proclaimed Main Road
206 (Internal classifications), Golden Highway proclaimed
in February 1997.
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Directional
Sign at Warkworth
Image taken November 2004 on the corner
of Wallaby Scrub Road and Golden Highway at Warkworth
in the NSW Hunter Valley.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Black Directional
Sign
At the entrance to Wambo Colliery (both
in East & West directions) stands this black directional
sign. Taken November 2004.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Old Concrete
& Iron Bridge
Taken in November 2004, this photo depicts
the old bridge over Wollombi Brook (which connects to
the Hunter River) at Warkworth.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Old Road
Alignment
This image from November 2004, shows the
old road alignment due to substantial open cut mining
in the Warkworth area. The road has moved several times
over the years and will probably but ripped up again
in the not-too-distant future. Note the dirt piles in
the backgound of the photo.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Tourist
Distance Sign
Again in the Warkworth area, this image
depicts a special tourist distance sign to significant
towns along the route.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Unusual
Rest Areas Sign
This sign is not all that common, and
tells motorists how far the next rest areas are. Taken
near Wambo Colliery, Warkworth heading West. Note the
ugly font which is common to RTA Hunter Region signage.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Typical
Section of Road
This photo from November 2004 typifies
the Golden Highway between Warkworth and Jerry's Plains.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Typical
Section of Road
This photo from November 2004 typifies
the Golden Highway between Warkworth and Jerry's Plains.
Resealed November 2004 with heavy vehicle checking bays
at top of hill.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Typical
Section of Road
This photo from November 2004 typifies
the Golden Highway between Warkworth and Jerry's Plains.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Westbound
Approach to Jerry's Plains
View of the Golden Highway at the township
of Jerry's Plains.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Directional
Sign
This sign is erected on one side of a
35 km/h reverse turn heading out of Jerry's Plains (westbound).
Image © Paul Rands |
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Golden
Highway near Coolamon Equestrian Centre
Taken about 100 metres before a private
airstrip at Jerry's Plains (Westbound)
Image © Paul Rands |
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Golden
Highway near Coolamon Equestrian Centre
Resealed section of Golden Highway at
Jerry's Plains. Image taken November 2004.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Bridge
over Hunter River
Taken in November 2004, this image is
facing Westbound on the Golden Highway at Jerry's Plains
and shows the bridge over the Hunter River, the old
road used to pass on a low level crossing to the right
of this.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Golden
Highway Passing Arrowfield Wines
Taken November 2004 Westbound at Jerry's
Plains.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Golden
Highway Westbound
Taken November 2004 this is the Golden
Highway heading Westbound up Randwick Park Hill just
before Edderton Road at Jerry's Plains.
Image © Paul Rands |
