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Lithgow is a town in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and is the administrative centre of the City of Lithgow local government area. It is located in a mountain valley named Lithgow's Valley by John Oxley in honour of William Lithgow, the first Auditor-General of New South Wales.
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Lithgow, city, east-central New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the western slopes of the Blue Mountains. Founded in 1824 and named for former state auditor-general William Lithgow, it became a municipality in 1889 and a city in 1945; in 1977 it was amalgamated with Blaxland Shire to form.
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Lithgow is located 141 km west of Sydney via the Great Western Highway and 920 m above sea-level. ^ TOP. Origin of Name. In 1827 the explorer Hamilton Hume named the settlement Lithgow in honour of William Lithgow who, at the time, was the Auditor-General of the colony of New South Wales. ^ TOP. Things to See and Do.
Explore the Lithgow area in the Blue Mountains NSW. Find upcoming events, accommodation and things to do. Visit Lithgow Blast Furnace and Wollemi National Park & more.
Lithgow is a town that developed around the coal mining industry, just west of the Blue Mountains. With the exception of the nearby Zig-Zag steam heritage railway, it has not long been a recognised as a visitor destination. Lithgow does have many areas of natural beauty close by and some evidence of its history remains around the town.
