Mount Hope, New South Wales facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mount Hope New South Wales
The Royal Hotel at Mount Hope.
Mount Hope Location in New South Wales
Population	19 (2016)
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Location	94.7 km (59 mi) NNE of Hillston
LGA(s)	Cobar Shire
Federal Division(s)	Parkes

Mount Hope (elevation 223 m) is a settlement in western New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the Kidman Way, 95 kilometres north of Hillston and 160 km south of Cobar. A government township called 'Nombinnie' was surveyed in the mid-1880s but that name was rarely used.

At the 2016 census, Mount Hope and surrounding area had a population of 19 people living in 9 private dwellings, with a median age of 31 years. The only remaining business at Mount Hope is the Royal Hotel (commonly referred to as the 'Mount Hope Pub') which offers food, beverages and accommodation (though fuel is no longer available).

History

The town was once a busy copper mining town in the 1890-1920s. At the 2006 census, Mount Hope had a population of 53 people. Much of the township was destroyed in a major bushfire in the 1950s. Travellers are warned that there is no fuel available in this village. It has its own crossover air strips still being used today. The only visible business open in the village is the Royal Hotel, commonly known as the "Mount Hope Pub".

Images for kids

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  The New Mount Hope Copper Mine [from The Copper-mining Industry and the Distribution of Copper Ores in New South Wales by J. E. Carne (1899)].