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Medlow Bath, New South Wales

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Medlow Bath was originally known as Brown's Siding when it gave its name to a railway siding in 1880 because Brown's Sawmill was the main business in the area. In 1883, the town was renamed Medlow because there was another Brown's Siding near
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72.9% of people were born in Australia and 85.0% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 39.6%, Catholic 19.1% and Anglican 11.0%.
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in the early years of the twentieth century and was the main economic activity in the area, until bushfires nearly destroyed the hotel in the summer of 2003.
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There is an elaborate network of walking tracks, which were developed in the bushland between the hotel and the escarpment of the
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Medlow Bath is set in a semi-rural area which includes fire-prone eucalypt forest, and has been subject to
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Medlow Bath has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-west of Katoomba. At the
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operates two bus routes through the suburb of Medlow Bath:
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in 1880, when the station was called Brown's Siding.
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New South Wales

Hydro Majestic Hotel
Medlow Bath is located in New South Wales
Coordinates
33°40′26″S 150°16′50″E / 33.673909°S 150.280635°E / -33.673909; 150.280635
2016 census
Postcode(s)
Sydney CBD
Katoomba
Lithgow
LGA(s)
City of Blue Mountains
State electorate(s)
Blue Mountains
Federal division(s)
Macquarie
Megalong Valley
Blackheath
Blue Mountains National Park
Katoomba
postcode
Blue Mountains
New South Wales
Katoomba
Blackheath
AHD
Sydney central business district
2016 census
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