Location
Lake Bathurst (Aboriginal: Bundong) is a shallow lake located 27 kilometres south-east of Goulburn, New South Wales in Australia. It is also the name of a nearby locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council. (wikipedia)
History
The lake was named by surveyor James Meehan in honour of Earl Bathurst, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and the nearby village was named after the lake.
* Lake Bathurst station
Lake Bathurst had a railway station (35°00′54″S 149°38′53″E) on the Bombala railway line from 1884 to 1975.
* Inveralochy station
Another station (34°57′56″S 149°38′51″E) was established under the name of Inveralochy in the northern part of the locality in 1890 and was closed in 1974.
* Military history
During World War 2, Lake Bathurst was the location of RAAF No.16 Inland Aircraft Fuel Depot (IAFD), completed in 1942 and closed on 29 August 1944. Usually consisting of 4 tanks, 31 fuel depots were built across Australia for the storage and supply of aircraft fuel for the RAAF and the US Army Air Forces. (wikipedia)
Places of Interest
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