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Wauchope is the location of Timbertown , a popular heritage theme park based around the Logging industry that formed the basis for Wauchope's early economy and prosperity. The town has a population of approximately 4,000 (as of 2005). HISTORY By 1828 a number of land grants had been made along the Hastings River. It was not until 1836 that the village of Wauchope first came into existence. In that year Captain Robert Andrew Wauch (having dropped the 'ope' from the end of his name as a result of a family dispute) paid a deposit on 760 acres on King Creek, naming the property 'Wauchope'. It was from this estate that the town would eventually develop. INDUSTRY AND ECONOMY Wauchope was founded based on the timber industry. This is giving way to farming and other more modern industries. Toursim is an important part of the local economy. Two attractions of note close to Wauchope are Timbertown and The Big Bull . LAYOUT The township is set out along the southern bank of the Hastings River with the back drop of Bago Mountain further south. The main street is High Street (a small section of the Oxley Highway ), running generally westward through the town after coming east from Port Macquarie and across the North Coast railway line. The main street includes the local Co-op general store (previously Parkers) and a number of smaller businesses and local banks. At the corner of Hastings Street is the local Post Office. Further up the main street is the town clock, a legacy of the days the town was the centre of local government. Back along Hastings Street is the local Co-op supermarket as well as the local court house. The other main cross street is Cameron street, where the two local hotels are (the "Hastings" and the "Star") as well as the RSL club. This street leads down to the Hastings River and in the early history of the town was where the wharf was for the shipping services downstream to Port Macquarie. To the south of the main shopping area is the Wauchope Golf Course, which occupies a premium site within the middle of the town. Further west is Timbertown, on the edge of large tracts of forestry land leading into the Bago Mountain area. To the east of the main shopping area is the railway line from Sydney. The local dairy and milk factory is located where the railway line crosses the Hastings River. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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