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This page is about the locality near Junee, New South Wales. For the former convent and now residence in Canterbury, Sydney, see Bethungra, Canterbury. For other uses, see Bethungra.

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Bethungra Location in New South Wales
Population	164 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2590
Elevation	310 m (1,017 ft)
Location	400 km (249 mi) from Sydney 70 km (43 mi) from Wagga Wagga 24 km (15 mi) from Cootamundra 10 km (6 mi) from Illabo
LGA(s)	Junee Shire
County	Clarendon
State electorate(s)	Cootamundra
Federal Division(s)	Riverina

Bethungra is a locality in Junee Shire in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia situated on the Olympic Highway about 13 kilometres northeast of Illabo and 24 kilometres southwest of Cootamundra.

History

Bethungra was officially established when the Post Office opened on 1 December 1875.

Just to the north of the town lies the Bethungra Spiral, a rail spiral built on the Main South railway line to ease the gradients when the line was duplicated between 1941 and 1946. A railway station was located in the town between 1878 and the 1980s, and has now been demolished.

In 1885, an accident occurred near Bethungra when a train derailed at a washed away culvert, killing five persons.

Heritage listings

Bethungra has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Main Southern railway: Bethungra Spiral

Gallery

Bethungra Hotel aka Hotel Shirley
Bethungra Spiral
Overpass just south of Bethungra Spiral

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