Big Hill, New South Wales

Big Hill is a bounded rural locality in Upper Lachlan Shire to the north of Marulan in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.[3][4] At the 2016 census, it had a population of 44.[1]

Big Hill New South Wales
Big Hill Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	34°32′57″S 150°00′02″E
Population	44 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2580
Location	189 km (117 mi) SW of Sydney 41 km (25 mi) NE of Goulburn
LGA(s)	Upper Lachlan Shire
Region	Southern Tablelands
County	Argyle[2]
Parish	Eden Forest
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal Division(s)	Hume
Localities around Big Hill: Myrtleville Bannaby Chatsbury Big Hill Canyonleigh Greenwich Park Brayton Canyonleigh

The area is characterised with agricultural activities, predominantly grazing, as well as National Parks. Grazing was first introduced by Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur nephew of John Macarthur, who established a 1000 acre farm, Arthursleigh, at Big Hill in 1819.

By the start of the 20th century, Big Hill boasted a Methodist chapel, school and a post office. Today, only the church remains, and Arthursleigh operates as an agriculture research and teaching centre of the University of Sydney.[5]

Big Hill Post Office opened on 1 November 1869 and closed in 1945.[6]

The main geographical features of Big Hill include Mount Modickmurribar from which the area is named, the Wollondilly River to the east and the Tarlo River National Park to the west.

Big Hill is roughly equivalent to the cadastral parishes of Cookbundoon and Eden Forest in the county of Argyle.[7]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Big Hill (NSW)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Big Hill". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
4. "Big Hill". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
5. Facilities
6. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 21 March 2012
7. Robert McLean, The New atlas of Australia : the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices (Sydney :J. Sands, [1886) Map 11.