Jaspers Brush New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°48′12″S 150°39′48″E / 34.80331°S 150.66323°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 362 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2535 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Shoalhaven | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Kiama | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Gilmore | ||||||||||||||
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Jaspers Brush is a rural locality south of Berry, New South Wales in the City of Shoalhaven.
It was named by John Ingold after his brother Jasper who died in 1860 before he could leave England for Australia. [2]
Jaspers Brush railway station on the South Coast Railway was opened 2 June 1893 and was closed 11 Dec 1951. [3] [4]
Duplication of the tracks through Jaspers Brush is proposed to increase capacity for freight trains and to allow passenger services to be improved from hourly to half-hourly. [5] [6]