Mittagong

Mittagong is located near the coast, about 130 km south of the state capital Sydney in the Australian state of New South Wales town of about 7500 inhabitants. Administratively, Mittagong is part of the Wingecarribee Shire, which includes the scenic region of Southern Highlands.

Located at the foot of the 863 m high Mount Gibraltar city region has a tethered by leading from Sydney to Melbourne Hume Highway and rail links to the transport network. Buses run regularly to Moss Vale, the main town in the Shire, as well as other surrounding places.

For the busy highway a bypass was established in the 1990s, what the quality of life in the city and also significantly increased its attractiveness for tourism slightly increased.

The shipped from England to Australia as a convict William Chalker (1775-1823) was after his release of the first permanent settlers in the area of Mittagong. In 1821 he settled here and was equipped with police violence overseers of government property, especially cattle. 1830 iron ore was discovered. 1848 were the Fitz Roy Iron works opened the processed ore to iron until 1890. This represents the first exploitation of iron ore in Australia

This day serves primarily as Mittagong shopping center for the surrounding region with several branches nationwide chains. The place also has some antique shops of good repute. To the place has changed since 1980 reputierlicher Weinbanbau established.

The ruins of the 100 year old Malzhauses the local branch of the once important in New South Wales brewery Tooth and Co. is a testimony of a bygone industrial culture. A later attempt restoration of the 1981 building was discontinued immediately discarded.

The girls' boarding school Frensham enjoys high reputation and was also attended by the 1958 spot -born Lucy Turnbull, née Hughes. Turnbull married the later Federal Minister Malcolm Turnbull and was elected himself in 2003 as the first woman Lord Mayor of Sydney.

The cricketer Sir Donald Bradman, the outstanding hero of the Australian sporting history, posted here as a 12 -year-old in the game against the local school his first Century and settled down in 1962 even for some years in the town.