Rosewood is a village community and locality in the south east part of the Riverina, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south east from Carabost and 19 kilometres (12 mi) north west from Tumbarumba. At the 2016 census, Rosewood had a population of 214.[1] The village is administered by two local governments; the northern part of the locality by the Greater Hume Shire and the southern part of the locality by the Snowy Valleys Council. The village of Rosewood is within the Snowy Valleys Council area.[2]
Rosewood New South Wales | |||||||||
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War memorial at Rosewood, 2020 | |||||||||
![]() ![]() Rosewood | |||||||||
Coordinates | 35°40′29″S 147°51′50″E | ||||||||
Population | 214 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2652 | ||||||||
Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) | ||||||||
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County | Selwyn | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Albury | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||
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Rosewood Post Office opened on 1 August 1885.[3]
Rosewood has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Coppabella Blacksmith Shop[4]
Owing to its location on the exposed westernmost edge of the South West Slopes (in pine plantation country), Rosewood features cool maxima relative to its altitude; its annual mean maximum lay at 19.1 °C (66.4 °F), comparable to that of Cooma on the eastern side of the ranges despite being over 300 metres (980 ft) lower in altitude. Maxima are especially cool in winter.
Climate data for Brookfield Forest Station (1938–1968); 457 m AMSL; 35° 48′ 00.00″ S | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
1.7 (35.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
4.4 (39.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.0 (2.20) |
47.2 (1.86) |
65.5 (2.58) |
65.6 (2.58) |
86.2 (3.39) |
82.3 (3.24) |
99.0 (3.90) |
92.3 (3.63) |
81.6 (3.21) |
98.7 (3.89) |
70.8 (2.79) |
60.1 (2.37) |
905.3 (35.64) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 116.2 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Brookfield Forest Station |
Rosewood is currently at the furthest extent of a 21 km long rail trail from Tumbarumba, which reuses a portion of the route of the former Tumbarumba railway line. It opened on 3 April 2020. The remainder of the old railway, between Rosewood and Wagga Wagga, has not been used since in 1987, but largely remains in place, in a degraded state, although some sections of track have been removed.[5][6] The rail trail has been described as a 'pilot', indicating that a future extension, beyond Rosewood, is possible.
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Towns and localities in Snowy Valleys Council local government area | |
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