Glen Innes Attractions 
Glen Innes (alt. 1073 m; pop. 6140), the center of a lush farming district with rich deposits of sapphire and zinc, lies in a beautiful setting on the New England tableland, at the junction of the New England and Gwydir Highways. The area was discovered by two cattle herds around 1830 and the town was founded in 1852.
There is a large Folk Museum in the former hospital (Ferguson and West Streets) with relics of pioneering days
The Town Hall dates from 1875, the Courthouse (in which the notorious bushranger Captain Thunderbolt was tried) from 1874, the Great Central Hotel from 1880.
There is a large Folk Museum in the former hospital (Ferguson and West Streets) with relics of pioneering days
The Town Hall dates from 1875, the Courthouse (in which the notorious bushranger Captain Thunderbolt was tried) from 1874, the Great Central Hotel from 1880.
Gibraltar Range National Park
17,273ha.
Situated on the New England plateau at an altitude of around 1200m, this is a region of wild mountain scenery, with deep gorges containing waterfalls up to 240m high and huge granite buttresses, and a wide range of vegetation, from arid heath and marshland to rain forest. There is an exhibition of Aboriginal artifacts in the visitor center.
The Gwydir Highway, which divides the park into two parts, was indirectly the occasion for the establishment of the park in 1963. From the highway a road runs to Mulligan's Hut (picnic areas). The park is the starting point of many walking trails.
Situated on the New England plateau at an altitude of around 1200m, this is a region of wild mountain scenery, with deep gorges containing waterfalls up to 240m high and huge granite buttresses, and a wide range of vegetation, from arid heath and marshland to rain forest. There is an exhibition of Aboriginal artifacts in the visitor center.
The Gwydir Highway, which divides the park into two parts, was indirectly the occasion for the establishment of the park in 1963. From the highway a road runs to Mulligan's Hut (picnic areas). The park is the starting point of many walking trails.
Gibraltar Range National Park
Gwydir Highway
Glen Innes, NSW 2370
Australia
Gwydir Highway
Glen Innes, NSW 2370
Australia
