Why Armidale?
What 2350 has that nowhere else does. Every fact sourced.
- A city with two cathedrals
Armidale is a cathedral city. Its Anglican St Peter's Cathedral opened in 1875 and was designed by John Horbury Hunt. The Catholic cathedral was dedicated in 1919.Source: Wikipedia
- Hillgrove was first to use hydro power
In 1895 nearby Hillgrove became the first town in Australia to get its power from hydroelectricity, generated at Gara Gorge.Source: Wikipedia
- A first for regional Australia
Armidale's Beardy Street pedestrian mall opened in 1973. It was the first of its kind in regional Australia.Source: Wikipedia
- Saumarez Homestead, a National Trust treasure
Saumarez Homestead was built between 1888 and 1906. It's now a National Trust museum and has been open to the public since 1985.Source: Wikipedia
And the whole area: Why Armidale?
Tableland city, big story. Every fact sourced.
- A lagoon in a volcano
Guyra's Mother of Ducks Lagoon lies within the crater of an extinct volcano.Source: Wikipedia
- High country city
Armidale sits about 980 metres above sea level, and Armidale Airport, at 1,084 metres, is the highest licensed airport in NSW.Source: Wikipedia
- A 100-metre drop
Wollomombi Falls plunges 100 metres in a single drop, about 40 km east of Armidale.Source: Wikipedia
- Named after a Scottish isle
Armidale was named after Armadale on the Isle of Skye, ancestral home of the MacDonald clan.Source: Wikipedia
- First of its kind
The University of New England was the first Australian university set up outside a state capital.Source: Wikipedia
- Anaiwan Country
The Armidale region is on Anaiwan Country.Source: Wikipedia
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