Kandos

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Kandos is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, historically known for its cement industry and its location near the Capertee Valley and Wollemi National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality
town
administrativeRegion Electoral district of Bathurst
climate temperate
country Australia
distanceFromMudgee approximately 50 km east
distanceFromSydney approximately 220 km northwest
elevation approximately 600 metres above sea level
federalDivision Calare
hasCommunityFacility Kandos Golf Club
Kandos Hospital
Kandos Museum
hasEducationalInstitution Kandos High School
Kandos Public School
hasEvent Cementa contemporary arts festival
Kandos Street Machine and Hot Rod Show
hasHeritage industrial heritage related to cement works
hasMuseumFocus cement industry history
hasRailwayStation Kandos railway station
hasRecreation birdwatching
bushwalking
rock climbing
hasReligiousBuilding Anglican church
Catholic church
United and Uniting churches
surface form: Uniting church
historicalIndustry cement production
industrialPast Portland cement manufacturing
knownFor cement industry
localEconomyTransition from heavy industry to tourism and services
localGovernmentArea Mid-Western Regional Council area
surface form: Mid-Western Regional Council
locatedIn Capertee Valley
surface form: Capertee Valley region

Central Tablelands
locatedNear Capertee Valley
Wollemi National Park NERFINISHED
nearbyTown Rylstone
nearGeologicalFeature Great Dividing Range (part)
surface form: Great Dividing Range
nearProtectedArea Wollemi National Park NERFINISHED
nearWatercourse Cudgegong River NERFINISHED
postCode 2848
primaryEconomicActivities agriculture
tourism
railwayServedBy Gwabegar railway line
region Central West (New South Wales)
surface form: Central West
roadAccessVia Castlereagh Highway
surface form: B55 Castlereagh Highway
state New South Wales
timeZone Australian Eastern Standard Time
surface form: AEST
timeZoneDST AEDT
traditionalOwners Wiradjuri people NERFINISHED

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