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Hazelbrook is a town in New South Wales, Australia (Elevation: 675 metres〔(Blue Mountains Community Profile – Hazelbrook )〕) It is located 93 kilometres west of Sydney and approximately 20 kilometres east of Katoomba in the Blue Mountains on the Great Western Highway. At the 2006 census, Hazelbrook had a population of 4,508 people.〔 ==History and Description== The town was named after Hazelbrook House, built in the 1870s by Svonte Noles. The name Hazelbrook was adopted in 1894 when the Hazelbrook railway station was opened opposite the home.〔"Origin of Blue Mountains Town Names", (Blue Mountains City Council )〕 Hazelbrook House no longer exists but Selwood House is a heritage-listed building in the nearby vicinity and now houses a veterinary practice. Other attractions in the area include Terrace Falls, Victor Falls and Bedford Pool on the south side of the village, plus Lyre Bird Glen, Oaklands Falls, Horseshoe Falls and Burgess Falls on the north side.〔Sydney and Blue Mountains Bushwalks, Neil Paton (Kangaroo Press) 2004, pp.186–196〕 The village is serviced by a public school, two child care centres and a lawn bowls club. There is also a shopping centre that includes a supermarket and several shops, restaurants and cafes. Hazelbrook is also the location of the area's alternative school Korowal. Hazelbrook also contains a football club, known as the Hazelbrook Hawks. Their home ground is Gloria Park. Hazelbrook is home famous Australia author James Roy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hazelbrook, New South Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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