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The Wool Track

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Between Balranald and Ivanhoe, it is also known, at different localities, by several other names, including Ivanhoe Road and Balranald Road. Beyond Ivanhoe, it is also known as Cobar-Ivanhoe Road. The road is
169:, and another 40 km was sealed in 2023. Funding is being sought, with the objective of sealing the remainder of it, to make it suitable as an alternative route for heavy transport vehicles. 414: 392: 308:"On the wool track / by C. E. W. Bean; illustrated with photographs by George Bell - Catalogue | National Library of Australia" 424: 94: 105: 173: 154: 429: 126: 281: 230: 142: 99: 86: 419: 255: 150: 388: 189: 138: 130: 67: 408: 134: 20: 146: 181: 166: 307: 332: 158: 359:"George Bell :: biography at :: at Design and Art Australia Online" 118: 57: 358: 149:. It is 460 km long, 82 km shorter in length than the route via 172:
The name of the road is associated with two non-fiction books about the
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around 10 km west of Cobar. At Ivanhoe, it has an
77: 63: 53: 48: 40: 35: 30: 337:Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser 8: 117:is a name given to the road route between 201: 27: 7: 231:"WOOL TRACK FUNDING STILL ON AGENDA" 207: 205: 174:Far West region of New South Wales 16:Road in New South Wales, Australia 14: 282:"'Wool Track' sealing 'feasible'" 188:, by journalist and academic, 44:460 km (290 mi) 1: 235:www.centraldarling.nsw.gov.au 133:, Australia. It connects the 339:. 14 January 1926. p. 9 106:Highways in New South Wales 446: 387:. Random House Australia. 383:Grattan, Michelle (2004). 18: 82: 73: 415:Roads in New South Wales 19:Not to be confused with 385:Back on the Wool Track 186:Back on the Wool Track 425:Central Darling Shire 143:offset T-intersection 100:Freeways in Australia 87:Highways in Australia 312:catalogue.nla.gov.au 137:at Balranald to the 157:(Sturt Highway and 262:. 22 February 2023 260:cobarweekly.com.au 178:On the Wool Track 112: 111: 36:Route information 437: 399: 398: 380: 374: 373: 371: 369: 355: 349: 348: 346: 344: 329: 323: 322: 320: 318: 304: 298: 297: 295: 293: 278: 272: 271: 269: 267: 252: 246: 245: 243: 241: 227: 221: 220: 213:"The Wool Track" 209: 190:Michelle Grattan 180:, by historian, 95:National Highway 28: 445: 444: 440: 439: 438: 436: 435: 434: 430:Balranald Shire 405: 404: 403: 402: 395: 382: 381: 377: 367: 365: 363:www.daao.org.au 357: 356: 352: 342: 340: 331: 330: 326: 316: 314: 306: 305: 301: 291: 289: 280: 279: 275: 265: 263: 254: 253: 249: 239: 237: 229: 228: 224: 211: 210: 203: 198: 139:Barrier Highway 131:New South Wales 68:New South Wales 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 443: 441: 433: 432: 427: 422: 417: 407: 406: 401: 400: 393: 375: 350: 324: 299: 273: 247: 222: 200: 199: 197: 194: 115:The Wool Track 110: 109: 103: 102: 97: 91: 90: 80: 79: 78:Highway system 75: 74: 71: 70: 65: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 46: 45: 42: 38: 37: 33: 32: 31:The Wool Track 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 442: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 412: 410: 396: 394:9781740511674 390: 386: 379: 376: 364: 360: 354: 351: 338: 334: 328: 325: 313: 309: 303: 300: 287: 283: 277: 274: 261: 257: 251: 248: 236: 232: 226: 223: 218: 214: 208: 206: 202: 195: 193: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 170: 168: 162: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 135:Sturt Highway 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 108: 107: 101: 98: 96: 93: 92: 89: 88: 84: 83: 81: 76: 72: 69: 66: 62: 59: 56: 52: 47: 43: 39: 34: 29: 26: 22: 21:The Wool Road 384: 378: 366:. Retrieved 362: 353: 341:. Retrieved 336: 327: 315:. Retrieved 311: 302: 290:. Retrieved 288:. 4 May 2009 285: 276: 264:. Retrieved 259: 250: 238:. Retrieved 234: 225: 216: 185: 177: 171: 163: 147:Cobb Highway 114: 113: 104: 85: 25: 420:Cobar Shire 368:22 December 333:"New Books" 217:Google Maps 182:C.E.W. Bean 409:Categories 343:8 December 317:8 December 292:8 December 266:8 December 240:8 December 196:References 165:partially- 159:Kidman Way 145:with the 119:Balranald 58:Australia 286:ABC News 155:Hillston 49:Location 54:Country 391:  167:sealed 127:Ivanoe 125:, via 41:Length 129:, in 123:Cobar 64:State 389:ISBN 370:2023 345:2023 319:2023 294:2023 268:2023 242:2023 153:and 121:and 161:). 151:Hay 411:: 361:. 335:. 310:. 284:. 258:. 233:. 215:. 204:^ 192:. 176:, 397:. 372:. 347:. 321:. 296:. 270:. 244:. 219:. 23:.

Index

The Wool Road
Australia
New South Wales
Highways in Australia
National Highway
Freeways in Australia
Highways in New South Wales
Balranald
Cobar
Ivanoe
New South Wales
Sturt Highway
Barrier Highway
offset T-intersection
Cobb Highway
Hay
Hillston
Kidman Way
sealed
Far West region of New South Wales
C.E.W. Bean
Michelle Grattan


"The Wool Track"
"WOOL TRACK FUNDING STILL ON AGENDA"
"Funding to seal 40km of The Wool Track – The Cobar Weekly"
"'Wool Track' sealing 'feasible'"
"On the wool track / by C. E. W. Bean; illustrated with photographs by George Bell - Catalogue | National Library of Australia"
"New Books"

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