Goulburn

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Goulburn is a regional city in New South Wales, Australia, known as one of the country’s earliest inland settlements and a key agricultural and transport hub.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
regional city
climate cool temperate
country Australia
distanceFromCanberra approximately 90 km northeast
distanceFromSydney approximately 195 km southwest
economicActivity agriculture
light industry
transport and logistics
foundedAsTown 19th century
governingBody Goulburn Mulwaree Council
hasCorrectionalFacility Goulburn Correctional Centre
hasEducationalInstitutionType primary schools
secondary schools
hasHeritageStatus historic regional centre
hasLandmark Belmore Park
Goulburn Court House
Rocky Hill War Memorial
St Saviour’s Cathedral
The Big Merino
hasRailConnectionTo Canberra
Sydney
hasRailwayStation Goulburn railway station
hasReligiousBuilding St Saviour’s Cathedral
various churches
hasTourismActivity heritage tourism
rural tourism
hasTransportLink Hume Highway NERFINISHED
isInlandSettlement true
isRegionalCentreFor Southern Tablelands
knownFor The Big Merino
beef cattle farming
grain production
sheep grazing
wool industry
localGovernmentArea Goulburn Mulwaree Council
locatedIn Inland New South Wales
Southern Tablelands
oneOfEarliestInlandSettlementsIn Australia
railwayLine Main Southern railway line
region Goulburn Mulwaree
roadConnection Federal Highway (via Hume Highway links)
role agricultural hub
transport hub
servesAs service centre for surrounding rural areas
settlementType inland settlement
state New South Wales


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