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{{Additional citations|date=May 2024}}
{{Short description|Town in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{other uses|Lithgow (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian place 
| type                   = city
| name                   = Lithgow
| state                  = nsw
| image                  = Aerial View of Lithgow June 2018.jpg
| caption                = Aerial view of Lithgow in June 2018, looking west
| coordinates           = {{coord|33|29|S|150|09|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = right
| lga                    = City of Lithgow
| postcode               = 2790
| pop                    = 20,000
| pop_year               = 2020
| pop_footnotes          = <ref name=ABSSUA/>
| est                    = 1870s
| elevation              = 950
| elevation_footnotes    = <ref name=BOMlithgow1>{{cite web|title=Climate statistics for Lithgow (Birdwood St)|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_063224_All.shtml|work=Climate statistics for Australian locations|publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]]|access-date=18 November 2011}}</ref>
| maxtemp                = 18.2
| mintemp                = 6.4
| rainfall               = 860.1
| county                 = [[Cook County, New South Wales|Cook]]
| parish                 = Lett
| fedgov                 = [[Division of Calare|Calare]]
| stategov               = [[Electoral district of Bathurst|Bathurst]]
| dist1                  = 150
| dir1                   = NW
| location1              = [[Sydney]]
| dist2                  = 39
| dir2                   = NW
| location2              = [[Katoomba, New South Wales|Katoomba]]
| dist3                  = 60
| dir3                   = E
| location3              = [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]]
| dist4                  = 128
| dir4                   = SE
| location4              = [[Mudgee]]}}

'''Lithgow''' is a city in the [[Central Tablelands]] of [[New South Wales]], Australia and is the administrative centre of the [[City of Lithgow]] local government area. It is located in a mountain valley named '''Lithgow's Valley''' by [[John Oxley]] in honour of [[William Lithgow (auditor-general)|William Lithgow]].

Lithgow is on the [[Great Western Highway]], about {{convert|150|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on}} west of [[Sydney]],<ref>Robinson's Road Atlas of Australia, Edition 8 (Lansdowne Press) 1983, Map 204</ref> or via the old mountain route, [[Bells Line of Road]], from [[Windsor, New South Wales|Windsor]]. At June 2021 Lithgow had an urban population of 11,197.<ref name=ABSSUA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Significant Urban Area, 2008 to 2018|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=27 March 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref>
Lithgow is surrounded by a varied landscape characterised by seven valleys which include national parks, one of which, the [[Blue Mountains National Park]], is a World Heritage Area. The [[Wollemi National Park]] is home to the Jurassic-age tree the [[Wollemia|Wollemi Pine]], which was found growing in a remote canyon in the park.<ref name="WollPineNPWS">{{cite web|title=Wollemi National Park: Visitor Info|url=http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/Wollemi-National-Park/Visitor-Info|website=[[NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service]]|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref>

==Location==
[[File:Lithgow NSW Main Street Shops NOV2019 (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|Main Street Shops in 2019]]
The city sits on the western edge of the sandstone country of the [[Blue Mountains (New South Wales)|Blue Mountains]] and is usually considered the first true country town west of [[Sydney]]. Immediate surrounding areas include the old mining hamlet of Vale of Clwydd and Oakey Park, a famous iron and steel village, of which fiery night scenes have been depicted in many paintings, as well as large areas of bush and state forest. The next city to the west is [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]], {{convert|60|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} away.

Lithgow is in the NSW State electorate of [[Electoral district of Bathurst|Bathurst]], while federally it is part of electorate of [[Division of Calare|Calare]]. Lithgow is the western terminus for the electric section of the [[Main Western railway line]] from Sydney. It is home to the [[Zig Zag Railway]].

==History==
[[File:Blast furnace at Lithgow, N.S.W. - very early 1900s.jpg|left|thumb|[[Lithgow Blast Furnace]]]]
The mountainous terrain of the [[Blue Mountains (New South Wales)|Blue Mountains]] and the expense of building long tunnels required the construction of the [[Lithgow Zig Zag]] between 1866 and 1869. The line was opened as far as [[Bowenfels railway station|Bowenfels]], just to the west, in 1869, but [[Lithgow railway station|Lithgow station]] was not opened until 1877. Although it was superseded in 1910 by more modern engineering methods, including [[Ten Tunnels Deviation|ten tunnels]], parts of the [[Zig Zag Railway|Zig Zag]] have been developed into a popular tourist attraction.<ref>{{Cite web |work=NSWrail.net |title=Main Western Line |url=http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:main_west |editor=Bozier, Rolfe |access-date=29 November 2006}}</ref> Following a period of industrialisation in the late 1860s and 1870s, the town of Lithgow boomed during the 1880s, and it was incorporated as a borough in 1889.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Cremin|first=Aedeen|date=1989|title=The Growth of an Industrial Valley: Lithgow, New South Wales|url=http://www.ashadocs.org/aha/07/07_04_Cremin.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213202020/http://www.ashadocs.org/aha/07/07_04_Cremin.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 February 2023|journal=Australian Historical Archaeology|publisher=[[Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology]]|location=Sydney, New South Wales|volume=7|pages=38|oclc=742063057}}</ref>

The town situated in the centre of a [[coal]] mining district and there is one coal-powered power station nearby. It is the site of [[Lithgow Blast Furnace|Australia's first commercially viable steel mill]],<ref>{{cite journal |title=An Episode in our Troubled Steel Industry |author=Grunbach, A |journal=[[Australian Railway History|Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin]]|date=September 2000 |pages=323–331 }}</ref> the ruins of which are open for inspection at "Blast Furnace Park". Due to the abundance of coal and relative proximity to [[Sydney]], in the areas surrounding Lithgow is one of the largest power stations in NSW, the [[Mount Piper Power Station]]. The [[Wallerawang Power Station]] closed in 2014 and was subsequently demolished. The [[Lithgow power station|Lithgow Power Station]] was operational from 1928 to 1964.

Lithgow was the scene of the [[Lithgow Plot|plot]], for an attempt to assassinate [[Queen Elizabeth II]] on 29 April 1970 while she undertook a royal tour of Australia. The Queen and her husband [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] were on a train trip from [[Sydney]] to [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]].

== Population ==
At the [https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/1019 2021 census], there were 12,385 people in Lithgow.

* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.3% of the population.
* 82.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 2.2%, New Zealand 1.1%, Philippines 0.7%, India 0.6% and Scotland 0.4%.
* 86.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian, Thai and Mandarin, all at 0.3%, .
* The most common responses for religion were No Religion 34.2%, Catholic 20.7% and Anglican 16.4%.

{{Historical populations
|type= Australia
|1921|13275
|1933|13444
|1947|14461
|1954|15128
|1961|14229
|1966|13265
|1971|13146
|1976|12703
|1981|12793
|1986|12369
|1991|11968
|1996|11441
|2001|11023
|2006|11298
|2011|11143
|2016|11530
|2021|11197
|source=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] data.<ref name="ABS Census data">{{cite web |title=Statistics by Catalogue Number |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ViewContent?readform&view=ProductsbyCatalogue&Action=Expand&Num=2.2 |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="ABS Census data recent">{{cite web |title=Search Census data |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/search-by-area |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
}}

== Heritage listings ==
[[File:(1)St Helens Lithgow.jpg|thumb|St Helens]]
[[File:(1)Methven.jpg|thumb|Methven]]
Lithgow has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the following listed on the [[New South Wales State Heritage Register]]:
* Bent Street: [[Lithgow Valley Colliery and Pottery Site]]<ref name=nswshr-78>{{cite NSW SHR|5045511|Lithgow Valley Colliery & Pottery Site|hr=00078|fn=EF14/4887; S90/7331; HC30229|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* Brewery Lane: [[Lithgow Zig Zag]]<ref name=nswshr-542>{{cite NSW SHR|5045513|Great Zig Zag Railway and Reserves|hr=00542|fn=S90/04091 & HC 31135|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* Gas Works Lane: [[Lithgow Coal Stage Signal Box]]<ref name=nswshr-1832>{{cite NSW SHR|5061200|Lithgow Coal Stage Signal Box|hr=01832|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* Inch Street: [[Lithgow Blast Furnace]]<ref name=nswshr-548>{{cite NSW SHR|5045094|Lithgow Blast Furnace|hr=00548|fn=EF14/4883; S90/7263, NEP8919|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* 70 Inch Street: [[Eskbank House]]<ref name=nswshr-2008>{{cite NSW SHR|5052021|Eskbank House and Moveable Collections|hr=02008|fn=000862 S94/00684, EF11/07625|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref>
* Jenolan Caves Road: [[McKanes Falls Bridge]]<ref name=nswshr-1473>{{cite NSW SHR|5051377|McKanes Falls Bridge|hr=01473|fn=H00/00308|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* Main West Line 156.334&nbsp;km, James Street: [[Lithgow Underbridge]]<ref name=nswshr-1831>{{cite NSW SHR|5061199|Lithgow (James St) Underbridge|hr=01831|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* Main Western railway: [[Eskbank railway station, New South Wales|Eskbank railway station]]<ref name=nswshr-1138>{{cite NSW SHR|5012005|Eskbank Railway Station group|hr=01138|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* Main Western railway: [[Ten Tunnels Deviation]]<ref name=nswshr-1037>{{cite NSW SHR|5012082|Great Zig Zag Railway deviation tunnels|hr=01037|fn=H98/00287/03; 10/18296|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* Railway Parade: [[Lithgow railway station]]<ref name=nswshr-1833>{{cite NSW SHR|5061201|Lithgow Railway Station Group and Residence|hr=01833|fn=EF14/4886|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* Top Points Zig Zag railway: [[Cooerwull railway footbridge]]<ref name=nswshr-1115>{{cite NSW SHR|5011973|Cooerwull Railway footbridge|hr=01115|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

In addition, the following sites were listed on the (now defunct) [[Register of the National Estate]]:<ref>The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, pp.2/264-265</ref>

* Former Station Master's Residence (now Caddie's Restaurant), a sandstone cottage designed by John Clifton and built in 1869
* Eskbank House, Bennett Street, built by Thomas Brown in 1842
* Lithgow Valley Pottery Site Kiln, 1875 to 1908
* Lithgow Court House, corner Bridge and Mort Streets, a brick building in the [[Arts and Crafts movement|Arts and Crafts]] style
* La Salle Cottage (formerly [[Cooerwull Academy]]), Rabaul Street, a stone building in the Victorian Gothic Revival style, built ''circa'' 1882
* ''Methven'', Lidsdale Road, a sandstone house built by Andrew Brown in the 1870s
* [[Lithgow Small Arms Factory]]

Lithgow was also the location of an alleged assassination attempt on the life of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] in 1970.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Queen and Prince Philip were 'victims' of Australian assassination attempt |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/4359649/Queen-and-Prince-Philip-were-victims-of-Australian-assassination-attempt.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130205124/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/4359649/Queen-and-Prince-Philip-were-victims-of-Australian-assassination-attempt.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 January 2009 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=27 January 2009 |access-date=25 August 2009 |location=London |first1=Bonnie |last1=Malkin |first2=Andrew |last2=Pierce}}</ref>

==Climate==
Lithgow features a moderate [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfb'') with mild to warm summers, cool to cold winters and generally steady precipitation year-round. Despite its location on highlands, Lithgow manages to have 90.3 clear days annually.

Lithgow is one of the few Australian cities to see appreciable snowfall,{{fact|date=March 2025}} though mostly insignificant in quantity due to the winter [[rain shadow]] brought about by the ranges to the west of the city. One major event was the late-season snowfall in October 2014, where {{convert|20|cm|}} of snow fell.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-16/lithgow-community-cleans-up-after-storm/5818778 | title = Power still out and clean up continues day after Lithgow snow storm | last1 = Hart | first1 = Chloe | last2 = Woodburn | first2 = Joanna  | date = 16 October 2014 | website = [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]| access-date = 18 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/west/snow-falls-in-blackheath-in-springtime-as-sydneys-wild-weather-continues/news-story/5d030675066ae1d7013bb0b6049a8725 | title = Snow falls in Blackheath in springtime as Sydney's wild weather continues | last1 = Nageshwar | first1 = Pranesh | last2 = Paterson |first2 = Ian | date = 15 October 2014 | website =[[Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Telegraph]]| access-date = 18 February 2016 }}</ref> 

{{Weather box
|location = Lithgow (Birdwood St, 1912–2006, rainfall to 1889); 950 m AMSL; 33.49° S, 150.15° E
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 37.8
|Feb record high C = 38.4
|Mar record high C = 35.1
|Apr record high C = 30.8
|May record high C = 23.9
|Jun record high C = 19.5
|Jul record high C = 19.8
|Aug record high C = 22.5
|Sep record high C = 27.6
|Oct record high C = 33.1
|Nov record high C = 37.2
|Dec record high C = 36.8
|year record high C = 38.4
|Jan high C = 25.5
|Feb high C = 24.7
|Mar high C = 22.4
|Apr high C = 18.4
|May high C = 14.3
|Jun high C = 11.1
|Jul high C = 10.4
|Aug high C = 12.0
|Sep high C = 15.4
|Oct high C = 18.7
|Nov high C = 21.5
|Dec high C = 24.5
|year high C = 18.2
|Jan low C = 11.9
|Feb low C = 12.1
|Mar low C = 10.1
|Apr low C = 6.7
|May low C = 3.9
|Jun low C = 1.8
|Jul low C = 0.7
|Aug low C = 1.3
|Sep low C = 3.4
|Oct low C = 6.0
|Nov low C = 8.1
|Dec low C = 10.4
|year low C = 6.4
|Jan record low C = 2.8
|Feb record low C = 3.5
|Mar record low C = 0.0
|Apr record low C = -4.0
|May record low C = -6.1
|Jun record low C = -7.0
|Jul record low C = -8.0
|Aug record low C = -8.0
|Sep record low C = -5.0
|Oct record low C = -2.3
|Nov record low C = -1.7
|Dec record low C = 0.6
|year record low C = -8.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 94.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 83.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 83.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 62.7
|May precipitation mm = 63.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 67.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 67.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 63.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 58.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 67.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 70.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 76.1
|year precipitation mm = 861.8
|Jan rain days = 10.6
|Feb rain days = 10.2
|Mar rain days = 10.6
|Apr rain days = 9.1
|May rain days = 10.4
|Jun rain days = 11.7
|Jul rain days = 11.7
|Aug rain days = 11.1
|Sep rain days = 10.2
|Oct rain days = 10.3
|Nov rain days = 10.0
|Dec rain days = 9.8
|year rain days = 125.7
| Jan snow days  =0
| Feb snow days  =0
| Mar snow days  =0
| Apr snow days  =0.08
| May snow days  =0.08
| Jun snow days  =0.56
| Jul snow days  =0.72
| Aug snow days  =0.72
| Sep snow days  =0.24
| Oct snow days  =0.12
| Nov snow days  =0
| Dec snow days  =0
| year snow days =
|humidity colour=green
|Jan afthumidity = 54
|Feb afthumidity = 58
|Mar afthumidity = 60
|Apr afthumidity = 59
|May afthumidity = 66
|Jun afthumidity = 67
|Jul afthumidity = 66
|Aug afthumidity = 56
|Sep afthumidity = 54
|Oct afthumidity = 51
|Nov afthumidity = 53
|Dec afthumidity = 50
|year humidity = 58
|source 1 = <ref name=BOMlithgow1/>
|date = November 2011}}

==Iron and steel industry==
[[File: (1)Lithgow dusk 1989.jpg|thumb|Lithgow at dusk {{ca.}} 1989]]
In 1848, [[iron smelting]] began in [[Mittagong]], Australia. It proved unprofitable for the remainder of the 19th century. This situation remained until the early 20th century when no [[iron ore]] was being smelted. The only iron being cast was by [[William Sandford]] in Lithgow. His works were bought by [[Charles Hoskins|G. & C. Hoskins]] in 1907, who had previously been making iron pipes in Sydney. The Lithgow works acquired a reputation for industrial disputes.

== Retail ==
Lithgow has one major [[Shopping center|shopping centre]], Lithgow Valley Plaza. With over 500 parking spaces, the plaza has two anchor stores and over 30 specialty retailers.

The Lithgow District Chamber of Commerce has been providing advocacy, events and services for local retailers and the economy of Lithgow and the surrounding towns and villages since 2015.

Lithgow offers a unique{{what|date=May 2025}} range of retail and specialised boutique stores along the main street, along with a large variety of cafes.

==Tourist attractions==
[[File:Blastfurnacelithgow.jpg|thumb|Blast Furnace park]]
Lithgow is adjacent to a number of national parks and other attractions. Places to visit include the [[Zig Zag Railway]], Glow Worm Tunnel, [[Newnes]] in the [[Wolgan Valley]] and [[Glen Davis, New South Wales|Glen Davis]] in the [[Capertee Valley]], the second largest canyon in the world.<ref name=Lithgowinfo1>{{cite web|title=Capertee Valley |url=http://www.tourism.lithgow.com/glendavis.html |publisher=Lithgow Visitor Information Centre |access-date=20 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713214900/http://www.tourism.lithgow.com/glendavis.html |archive-date=13 July 2011 }}</ref>
[[File:Eskbank House Lithgow.jpg|thumb|Eskbank House]]
Other attractions include the Hartley Historic Site, [[Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum]], [[Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park & Railway]] and the Eskbank House Museum. Lithgow is also close to [[Jenolan Caves]], which are a World Heritage Area and lie to the south of Lithgow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/blue-mountains/lithgow-area/lithgow|title=Lithgow|publisher=Visit NSW|access-date=11 June 2013}}</ref>

The most popular tourist event in Lithgow is [[Ironfest (Lithgow)|Ironfest]], an annual cultural heritage event that attracts over 10,000 visitors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Come for the knight life |date=2008-04-05 |website=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925040609/https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/come-for-the-knight-life-20080405-gds7z1.html |archive-date=2020-09-25 |url-status=live |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/come-for-the-knight-life-20080405-gds7z1.html}}</ref> Ironfest hosts the annual St George's Day Jousting Tournament which involves contestants from all around the world. The festival also features a colonial battle re-enactment, called the 'Battle of Lithgow' which involves over 120 participants, kitted out in fully authentic 19th century apparel, and involving cavalry, infantry and artillery. As well as these two historical re-enactment events Ironfest includes historical & auto displays, blacksmith demonstrations, art exhibitions, workshops and demonstrations, as well as live music and performances.
[[File:James St bridge Lithgow.jpg|thumb|James St bridge]]
The Lithgow Greyhound Racing Club was established in 1928<ref>[http://www.lithgow.com/historyavenue/1928_greyhounds.html 1928 Lithgow Greyhounds]</ref><ref>[https://www.greyhound-racing.net/australia/lithgow.html "Lithgow Greyhound Racing Club"]. Retrieved 4 September 2019.</ref> and its Saturday race meetings are also a popular tourist attraction. The annual feature event is the Lithgow Golden Muzzle held every December, which is sponsored by the Lithgow Workers Club.

==Media==
Electronic media in Lithgow is represented by commercial radio stations [[2LT (AM)|2LT]] and [[Move FM]] operated by [[Midwest Radio Network]], public broadcasters [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] and [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]], and commercial networks [[Seven Network|Seven]], [[WIN Television|WIN]] and [[Network 10|Channel 10]], [[7two]], [[7mate]], [[9Gem]], [[9Go!]], [[10 Drama]] and [[10 Comedy]].

There is a free fortnightly paper – The Central West Village Voice. The ''[[Lithgow Mercury]]'' is a newspaper published weekly.

==Transport==
[[File:SAM 0371.jpg|thumb|[[Lithgow railway station]]]]
Local bus services are operated by [[Lithgow Buslines]].<ref>[https://www.buslinesgroup.com.au/lithgow/timetables/ Timetables] [[Lithgow Buslines]]</ref>

[[Lithgow railway station]] on the [[Main Western railway line]] is the terminus for [[NSW TrainLink]] [[Blue Mountains Line]] services from [[Central railway station, Sydney|Sydney]].<ref>[https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/intercity-trains-network/bmt/02bmt Blue Mountains Line] [[Transport for NSW]]</ref> As well as being a calling point for the ''[[Bathurst Bullet]], [[Central West Express]]'' and ''[[Outback Xplorer]]'' services to [[Bathurst railway station, New South Wales|Bathurst]], [[Dubbo railway station|Dubbo]] and [[Broken Hill railway station|Broken Hill]], it is the terminus for road coach services from [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]], [[Grenfell, New South Wales|Grenfell]], [[Dubbo]], [[Nyngan]], [[Parkes, New South Wales|Parkes]] and [[Coonabarabran]].<ref>[https://transportnsw.info/regional-western-line Western Region timetable] Transport for NSW</ref>

In 1983, the [[State Rail Authority]] opened the Lithgow Locomotive Maintenance Centre at the eastern end of Lithgow.<ref>Lithgow loco depot officially opened ''[[State Wide]]'' January 1984 page 6</ref><ref>Lithgow Locomotive Depot ''[[Transit Australia|Electric Traction]]'' May 1984 page 80</ref><ref>Intelligence ''[[Railway Gazette International]]'' May 1984 page 332</ref> It is today operated by [[Pacific National]]. [[Southern Shorthaul Railroad]] has a maintenance facility at the [[Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park & Railway]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130409064901/http://stateminerailway.com.au/docs/120427relauanchLSMRL.pdf Relaunch] State Mine Railway</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130410042121/http://southernshorthaulrailroad.com.au/workshop_services Workshop Services] [[Southern Shorthaul Railroad]]</ref>

==Notable residents==
* [[Robert Bartlett (rugby league)|Robert Bartlett]] – rugby league and lawn bowls player.
* [[Andrew Brown (industrialist)|Andrew Brown]] – the first European settler of the Lithgow Valley and a prominent industrialist and philanthropist.<ref name=lithgowtourism>{{cite web |url=http://www.lithgow-tourism.com/abrown.htm |title=Andrew Brown |work=Lithgow Tourism |publisher=Auzziebiz |year=2009 |access-date=18 May 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Albert Burdus]] – rugby league player
* [[Edward Clancy (cardinal)|Cardinal Edward Clancy]] (1923–2014) – the seventh [[Catholic Bishops and Archbishops of Sydney|Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Australia]] (1983–2001) was born in Lithgow.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kerry Myers |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/a-faithful-son-of-the-church-former-sydney-archbishop-edward-clancy-dies-20140803-zzyc0.html |title=A faithful son of the church: former Sydney Archbishop Edward Clancy dies |publisher=Smh.com.au |date= 3 August 2014|access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>
* [[Joseph Cook]] (1860–1947) – English Australian politician, resident of Lithgow and member for Hartley, and Parramatta. [[List of Prime Ministers of Australia|Sixth Prime Minister of Australia]].
* [[John Doyle (comedian)|John Doyle]]{{spaced ndash}}a comedian of the duo [[Roy & HG]], was born in Lithgow.<ref>{{cite interview |last=Doyle |first=John |interviewer= Gregg Borschmann |title=The Songlines Conversations |publisher=[[Radio National]] |date=9 July 2006 |work=Big Ideas |access-date=18 May 2012 |url= http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bigideas/stories/2006/1681388.htm |type=transcript }}</ref>
* [[Wayde Egan]] – rugby league player for the [[Penrith Panthers]] and the [[New Zealand Warriors]].
* [[Roy Heffernan]] – professional Wrestler, Tag Team Champions The Fabulous Kangaroos, Mr Australia was born in Lithgow 1925.
* [[Nancy Hill (basketball)|Nancy Hill]] – basketball player.
* [[Charles Hoskins]] – industrialist significant in the development of the iron and steel industry, lived at the former home of William Sandford, from 1908 to 1912.
* [[Marjorie Jackson-Nelson]] – [[sportsperson|athlete]] and Olympic gold medalist (''"The Lithgow Flash"'') and later, [[Governor of South Australia]], was raised in Lithgow.<ref>{{cite interview|url=http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/history/Transcripts/s1119665.htm|title=GNT History|subject-link=Marjorie Jackson-Nelson|type=transcript|last=Jackson Nelson|first=Marjorie|interviewer=[[George Negus]] |work=[[George Negus Tonight]]|publisher=[[ABC1]]|date=31 May 2004|access-date=21 October 2013}}</ref>
* [[Nina Eva Vida Jones]] (1882–1966) – socialite and motor racing driver, married to John Alexander Stammers Jones (1870–1933) – brewer of Lithgow.<ref>{{cite book  | url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/jones-nina-eva-vida-6879/text11923 | title=Jones, Nina Eva Vida (1882–1966) | series=Australian Dictionary of Biography | volume=9 | year=1983 | publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University  | author=K. A. Johnson  | chapter=Nina Eva Vida Jones (1882–1966) | access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Leon Morris]] (1914–2006) – Theologian and New Testament Scholar
* [[Laurie Oakes]] – journalist, was educated at Lithgow High School, being dux in 1961.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://journal.pasa.asn.au/apps/uploadedFiles/news/667/To-live-and-breathe-politics.pdf |title=To live and breathe politics |author=Williams, Brett |date=December 2009 |journal=Police Journal |publisher=Police Association of South Australia |pages=26–27, 47 |access-date=18 May 2012 }}</ref>
* [[David Palmer (squash player)|David Palmer]]{{spaced ndash}}squash player, was born in Lithgow.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.davidpalmer.com/About-Bio.htm |title=David Troy Palmer - Bio |work=David Palmer Biography |publisher=Team Palmer |year=2005 |access-date=18 May 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Ben Reynolds (Australian rugby league)|Ben Reynolds]] – rugby league player.
* [[Marty Roebuck]]{{spaced ndash}}a former rugby union [[Australia national rugby union team|Wallabies]] fullback, was born in Lithgow.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marty Roebuck player profile |url=http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/player/11044.html |work=Scrum.com |publisher=ESPN EMEA Ltd |access-date=18 May 2012 }}</ref>
*[[William Sandford]] (1841–1932) – industrialist and pioneer of the iron and steel industry, lived at 'Eskroy Park', now part of the clubhouse of the Lithgow Golf Club, from 1890 to 1908.
* [[friendlyjordies|Jordan Shanks]]{{spaced ndash}}comedian and [[YouTuber]]
* [[William John Truscott]] (1886–1966) – Australian Rules footballer for the East Fremantle Football Club from 1913 to 1927.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Truscott, William John (1886–1966)|url = https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/truscott-william-john-8863|publisher = National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|location = Canberra|first = Jack|last = Lee| chapter=William John Truscott (1886–1966) }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.tourism.lithgow.com Lithgow Tourism Information]
* [http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/blue-mountains/lithgow-area/ VISITNSW.com - Lithgow]
* Map of Lithgow, New South Wales on [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/-33.4815/150.1565 OpenStreetMap]

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