Location
Herons Creek is a small township on the North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The township is about 291 kilometres north of Sydney. The North Coast railway line passes through, and a station existed at the site between 1917 and 1974. (wikipedia)
History
The largest employer in Herons Creek is the timber mill owned and operated by Boral. The mill in its current form was opened by Alf Noone in 1915. It was sold to Zinc Co. of Broken Hill in 1947, later passing to Duncans Holdings and then Boral. The train station was closed 30 June 1974 causing the local economy to decline.
In the 1800s there was a tramway known as “The Turpentine Line” that ran from Herons Creek to Kew (Federal mill) where there was also a factory extracting eucalyptus oil.
Civil Society
Herons Creek Cemetery was surveyed on 29 September 1888, but this was later revoked and the current surveyed site was approved on 25 August 1911. From the Pacific Highway at Herons Creek, turn west onto Herons Creek Road and follow it for 1 km to the cemetery entrance. The cemetery is closed for burials except for existing rights.
The only formal place of worship in Herons Creek is the Heritage Chapel at 49 Blackbutt Road. This building began as St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church in 1927, fell into disuse, and was restored in 2011 by new owners. Non-denominational services are currently held on the 2nd Sunday of every month at 9:37am.
Herons Creek Public School was founded in 1893 and continues to serve the local community. (wikipedia)
Places of Interest
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