The Rock, New South Wales Explained

The Rock, New South Wales should not be confused with The Rocks, New South Wales.

Type:town
The Rock
State:nsw
Lga:Lockhart Shire
Coordinates:-35.2667°N 147.1°W
Postcode:2655
Pop:1,347
Elevation:236
County:Mitchell
Stategov:Wagga Wagga
Fedgov:Farrer
Dist1:30
Dir1:N
Location1:Henty
Dist2:32
Dir2:SW
Location2:Wagga Wagga
Dist3:97
Dir3:N
Location3:Albury
Dist4:422
Dir4:NE
Location4:Melbourne
Dist5:488
Dir5:SW
Location5:Sydney

The Rock is a town with a population of 1,347, in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia, in Lockhart Shire. It is south-west of Wagga Wagga, on the Olympic Highway.

The town is named after the large rocky hill overlooking it, now called The Rock Hill[1] but called Yerong in the local indigenous language. The reserve that includes The Rock Hill is an attraction for bush-walking, rock-climbing and the observation of wildlife. It is also an Aboriginal sacred site, called Kengal.[2]

History

The Rock Post Office opened on 1 September 1890.

Prior to 1919, the town had been known as Kingston, probably named after the King family, which had operated the local farming property known as "The Rock".[3] [4] The name Kingston is shown on a 1916 map of the Riverina district. The King name survives with the hotel on the Olympic Highway at the town still named The King's Own.

Heritage listings

The Rock has a number of heritage-listed sites, including The Rock railway station on the Main Southern railway[5]

Sport and Recreation

The Rock Football Club was an Australian Rules Football club that was established in 1900 after a meeting at the King's Own Hotel.[6] The club has played in the following football competitions -

The Rock Cricket Club won the 1938/39 Henty & District Cricket Association premiership, defeating Henty. The Rock scored 7/441 in their second innings, with the three Taylor brothers all scoring centuries![33]

The Rock also had a rugby league team, which competed in the Group 13 Rugby League competition. The club wore maroon jerseys with a sky-blue V.

Transport

There is a railway junction at The Rock, being the place where the Boree Creek line branches from the Main South line. The Rock railway station is served by the twice-daily NSW TrainLink XPT service between Melbourne and Sydney.

External links

Notes and References

  1. See www.exploroz.com, The Rock Hill – NSW; and Riverina Tourism, Lockhart surrounding towns and villages; both consulted on 20 December 2012.
  2. Environment and Heritage New South Wales, The Rock Nature Reserve (Kengal).
  3. News: The Rock Was Originally Kingston . 2024-09-16 . Daily Advertiser . 1948-09-15 . Wagga Wagga . 5 . Trove.
  4. News: "Local Government Act, 1906," and Amending Acts . 2024-09-16 . Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 1919-09-05 . Trove.
  5. 01268. 18 May 2018.
  6. Web site: 1900 - District News: The Rock . Wagga Wagga Advertiser (NSW) . 6 February 2022 . 6 . 21 April 1900.
  7. Web site: 1900 - Association Football . Wagga Wagga Advertiser (NSW) . 6 February 2022 . 2 . 12 July 1900.
  8. Web site: 1901 - FOOTBALL MATCH AND SPORTS. . Wagga Wagga Express (NSW) . 6 February 2022 . 2 . 27 August 1901.
  9. Web site: 1901 - Football . Wagga Wagga Express (NSW) . 6 February 2022 . 3 . 17 September 1901.
  10. Web site: 1913 - Federals defeat The Rock . Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW) . 6 February 2022 . 3 . 18 August 1913.
  11. Web site: 1914 - Newtown v The Rock . Wagga Wagga Express (NSW) . 6 February 2022 . 4 . 18 August 1918.
  12. Web site: 1915 - Football . Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW) . 6 February 2022 . 3 . 18 May 1915.
  13. Web site: Culcairn & District Patriotic FA – Mangoplah v Culcairn . Trove Newspapers . Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW . 31 August 2020 . 4 . 27 July 1917.
  14. Web site: 1918 – Yerong Creek v Mangoplah . Trove Newspapers . Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW . 31 August 2020 . 3 . 6 July 1918.
  15. Web site: 1921 - Football . Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW) . 6 February 2022 . 4 . 20 June 1921.
  16. Web site: 1921 - The Rock & District Association . Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW) . 6 February 2022 . 2 . June 1921.
  17. Web site: 1922 - RIVERINA MAIN LINE A.R. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. . The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) . 6 February 2022 . 31 . 12 May 1922.
  18. Web site: 1925 – Wagga United FA – Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW . 30 August 2020 . 6 . 1 September 1925.
  19. Web site: 1925 – Wagga United FA – Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW . 31 August 2020 . 6 . 9 September 1909.
  20. Web site: 1925 – Presentation of Cup to Mangoplah . Trove Newspapers . The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) . 31 August 2020 . 23 . 18 September 1925.
  21. Web site: 1927 – Wagga United FA – Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW . 31 August 2020 . 3 . 30 August 1927.
  22. Web site: 1928 – Wagga United FA – Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW . 31 August 2020 . 2 . 21 August 1928.
  23. Web site: 1928 – Wagga United FA – Grand Final Challenge Match review . Trove Newspapers . Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW . 31 August 2020 . 3 . 28 August 1928.
  24. Web site: 1932 – The Rock & District FA – Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW . 31 August 2020 . 4 . 12 September 1932.
  25. Web site: 1932 – The Rock & District FA – Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser. NSW. 31 August 2020 . 1 . 13 September 1932.
  26. Web site: 1936 - THE ROCK AND DISTRICT: Grand Final on Saturday . Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW) . 7 February 2022 . 8 . 11 September 1936.
  27. Web site: 1936 - Football Grand Final: The Rock wins . The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser (NSW) . 7 February 2022 . 2 . 15 September 1936.
  28. Web site: 1936 - Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW) . THE ROCK VICTORY SOCIAL . 7 February 2022 . 3 . 10 October 1936.
  29. Web site: 1934 - Lockhart wins premiership by one point. . The Lockhart Review & Oaklands Advertiser (NSW) . 7 February 2022 . 1 . 18 September 1934.
  30. Web site: 1937 - Osborne Wins Premiership . The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser (NSW) . 7 February 2022 . 1 . 24 August 1937.
  31. Web site: 1945 - Premiership Banquet . Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW) . 6 February 2022 . 8 . 16 October 1945.
  32. Web site: 1947 - THE ROCK UNDEFEATED IN MILBRULONG LEAGUE . The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register (NSW) . 8 February 2022 . 6 . 5 September 1947.
  33. Web site: 1939 - Cricket: Henty & District . Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW) . 6 February 2022 . 7 . 13 April 1939.

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