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Cougal in the region of New South Wales is a town located in Australia - some 528 mi or ( 850 km ) North-East of Canberra , the country's capital .
Local time in Cougal is now 09:32 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Sydney " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wiangaree, The Risk, Rathdowney, Lynch's Creek, and Lamington. When in this area, you might want to check out Wiangaree . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Cougal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
XPT Gradys Creek Bridge
On Sunday 6 December 2009, the on-time XPT from Brisbane crosses the high bridge over Grady's Creek just south of the Queensland border and loop. ..
The Loop(Sights and Sounds of)
In the very north of NSW-the railway has to do a loop to overcome a severe grade. This extends the length of line thus lowering the grade. Here's one of the shorter freight trains I've seen. ..
Border Loop goods
On the morning of Sunday 6 December 2009, I film and others watch as a long southbound goods train hauled by three NR class locos edges round the spiral of the border loop. Having come out of the 1100 ..
BROWNS ELS - Brisbane Destination
Brisbane Destination - BROWNS English Language Schhol - Brisbane Campus, Queensland,Australia ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Cougal Spiral (railway)
The Cougal Spiral is a feature of the North Coast Railway in Australia that connects New South Wales with Queensland through Richmond Gap. The railway lines needs to climb at a steady ruling gradient from Kyogle to the summit at a tunnel at the border between the two states. The border is also at the watershed. The line is single tracked. Climbing almost non-stop at the ruling grade of 1 in 66 or 1.5% the line has almost continuous curves of 240 m radius.
Located at -28.35 152.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Border Ranges National Park
Border Ranges National Park, 150 km south of Brisbane, Australia, is in northern New South Wales with a small portion located in Queensland. The Park is part of the Shield Volcano Group of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986 and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.
Located at -28.36 152.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Mount Chinghee National Park
Mount Chinghee is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 93 kilometres south of Brisbane. It is part of the Shield Volcano Group of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986 and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007. It is also part of the Scenic Rim Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance in the conservation of several species of threatened birds.
Located at -28.30 152.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Moore Park Nature Reserve
Moore Park Nature Reserve is a small remnant of "gallery" or "riverine" rainforest in Northern New South Wales. It lies at the confluence of Findon Creek and the Richmond River. It was once part of a larger rainforest known as Boyd's Scrub. It is dominated by a large Moreton Bay Figtree surrounded by Black Beans and other rainforest trees including the Brown Pine. A colony of Flying Foxes lives there.
Located at -28.44 152.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Wiangaree
Wiangaree is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia. The town is 14 kilometres north of Kyogle on the Summerland Way. Part of the Northern Rivers region, the town is on the Richmond River. It is administratively part of Kyogle Council. At the 2006 census, Wiangaree had a population of 129.
Located at -28.51 152.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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