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| pushpin_label_position = left| pop = 14242011}}id=SSC10649access-date= 21 September 2018map=yes}}(File:CC-BY icon.svg|50px) Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.| density = 5.6| density_footnotes = | est = | postcode = 2423| elevation = 13| area = 270.6| area_footnotes = Australian Eastern Standard Time>AEST| utc = +10Australian Eastern Daylight Time>AEDT| utc-dst = +11| dist1 = 235| dir1 = NNE| location1 = Sydney| dist2 = 93| dir2 = NENewcastle, New South Wales>Newcastle| dist3 = 671| dir3 = S| location3 = Brisbane| dist4 = 75| dir4 = SSW| location4 = Taree| dist5 = 65| dir5 = SWForster, New South Wales>ForsterMid-Coast CouncilHTTP://WWW.DLG.NSW.GOV.AU/DLG/DLGHOME/DLG_REGIONS.ASP?REGIONTYPE=2&SLACODE=3400®ION=HTPUBLISHER=NEW SOUTH WALES DIVISION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20130116232933/HTTP://WWW.DLG.NSW.GOV.AU/DLG/DLGHOME/DLG_REGIONS.ASP?REGIONTYPE=2&SLACODE=3400®ION=HTURL-STATUS=DEAD, | region = Mid North CoastGloucester County, New South Wales>Gloucester{{NSW GNRtitle=Bulahdelah (locality)|access-date=2 October 2011}}| parish = WillabahElectoral district of Myall Lakes>Myall LakesHTTPS://WWW.ELECTIONS.NSW.GOV.AU/DISTRICT-PROFILES/MYALL-LAKES>TITLE=MYALL LAKESNEW SOUTH WALES ELECTORAL COMMISSION >ACCESS-DATE=23 NOVEMBER 2019, Division of Lyne>LyneHTTP://WWW.AEC.GOV.AU/PROFILES/NSW/FILES/2016/2016-AEC-NSW-A4-MAP-LYNE.PDF>TITLE=MAP OF FEDERAL DIVISION OF LYNEPUBLISHER=AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION, | near-n = Markwell| near-ne = Wootton| near-e = Boolambayte| near-se = Bombah Point| near-s = Nerong| near-sw = Crawford River| near-w = Crawford River| near-nw = Markwell}}Bulahdelah ({{IPAc-en|b|ÊŠ|l|É™|ˈ|d|iː|l|É™}})Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. {{ISBN|1-876429-14-3}} is a town and locality in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.{{DoL suburb image|name=Bulahdelah|access-date=2 October 2011}} At the 2016 census, the locality had a population of 1,424. The main population centre, where 69% of the area’s population lived in 2006, is the town of Bulahdelah.{{Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL114600|name=Bulahdelah (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2 October 2011|quick=on|map=yes}}{{NSW GNR|id=JPjLlMrXIt|title=Bulahdelah (town)|access-date=2 October 2011}}

Geography

The town is situated {{Convert|235|km|mi|0}} north of Sydney along the eastern and northern banks of the Myall River, approximately {{Convert|480|m|ft|0|}} east of the confluence of the Myall and Crawford rivers. The eastern sector of the township is built on the foot of the Alum Mountain. Leading into the town from the south is the Bulahdelah Bridge that opened in November 1969 which formed part of the Pacific Highway until the town was bypassed in 2013.New Bridge over the Myall River Main Roads December 1969 pages 33/34

History

The {{convert|292|m|ft|0|adj=mid|-high}} mountain on which the south-eastern sector of the township is built was first named by the Aboriginal people of the area, the Worimi. They called their mountain “Boolah Dillah” (meaning: the Great Rock).Henning R., The Letters of Rachel Henning & Rupp H.M.R., The Orchid Man - The Life and Times of H.M.R. Rupp In 1818 John Oxley, a crown surveyor added the word “Mountain” to its original name. The mountain is widely known by its long-term nickname, “the Alum Mountain”, but is officially registered as Bulahdelah Mountain.{{NSW GNR|id=JPjLlMZTuj|title=Bulahdelah Mountain|access-date=24 September 2011}}After the discovery of alunite on the mountain, the mountain was mined from 1878 to 1927, and was managed by the Department of Mining from 1897 onwards. A refinery “The Alum Works” was created to facilitate the extraction of alum from the mined alunite. Another period of mining was then again from 1934 to 1952. Decreasing profitability meant mining had ceased by 1952 and in 1979 NSW State Forests took over management of the mountain.(File:Bulahdelah Bypass 3.JPG|thumb|left|Bulahdelah Bypass)Construction of the timber bridge across the Myall River was completed in 1892 and the bridge was formally opened on 28 July 1892. A 2-lane concrete bridge over Myall River was completed in 1969.{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}}In 1970 the Bulahdelah tornado swept through the nearby forests, just north of Bulahdelah in what was Australia’s most destructive tornado on record.In July 2013 a new section of the Pacific Highway bypassed Buladelah.WEB,www.nationbuildingprogram.gov.au/projects/ProjectDetails.aspx?Project_id=NSW26, Pacific Highway - Bulahdelah Bypass, Department of Infrastructure & Transport, 6 June 2011, 24 September 2011,www.nationbuildingprogram.gov.au/projects/ProjectDetails.aspx?Project_id=NSW26," title="web.archive.org/web/20110601181957www.nationbuildingprogram.gov.au/projects/ProjectDetails.aspx?Project_id=NSW26,">web.archive.org/web/20110601181957www.nationbuildingprogram.gov.au/projects/ProjectDetails.aspx?Project_id=NSW26, 1 June 2011, dead, www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-27/bulahdelah-bypass-opens/4784578" title="web.archive.org/web/20161031183126www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-27/bulahdelah-bypass-opens/4784578">Buladelah bypass opens ABC News 28 June 2013

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,424 people in Bulahdelah. 83.8% of people were born in Australia and 91.2% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Anglican 30.3%, Catholic 23.3% and No Religion 21.9%.

Places of interest

The Alum Mountain

Overlooking the town of Bulahdelah, the Alum Mountain provides views of the area from Cabbage Tree Mountain to the coastline. A lookout is accessible via walking trails and car access extends about two thirds of the way up. Abandoned mining equipment from the mining operations up until 1952 is found in parts of the mountain as are blast caves. A disused mining cart trail directly up the mountain (known by the locals as “the trolley track“) is part of the heritage mine-site complex.

Cabbage Tree Mountain

An area of State forest, open to tourists for camping and hiking this bushland set of ranges is visible from the town of Bulahdelah and Alum Mountain.

Tops to Myall Heritage Trail

The Tops to Myall Heritage Trail passes through the area surrounding Bulahdelah.

Logging industry

Logging was a traditional industry of Bulahdelah until 1994 when much of the Forestry Commission land was dedicated to National Parks. It still contributed significantly to the economy of Bulahdelah in the early 2000s.WEB,www.privateforestry.org.au/soc_eci.htm, The Social & Economic Importance of the Timber Industry in Northern NSW, Northern Rivers Private Forestry Development Committee, 13 September 2000, 12 October 2007,www.privateforestry.org.au/soc_eci.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20070929094541www.privateforestry.org.au/soc_eci.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20070929094541www.privateforestry.org.au/soc_eci.htm, 29 September 2007,

References

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External links

• WEB,www.environment.nsw.gov.au/ieo/Karuah/maplg.htm, Karuah River and Great Lakes catchments, map, Office of Environment and Heritage, Government of New South Wales,
• WEB,www.australianexplorer.com/bulahdelah.htm, Bulahdelah, Australian Explorer, 2 October 2011,

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