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Casino, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia

Casino is a town in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia, with a population of 9, people at the census.[1] It lies on the banks of the Richmond River and is situated at the junction of the Bruxner Highway and the Summerland Way.

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Overview[edit]

Casino is the seat of the Richmond Valley Council, a local government area.

Settlement of the area began in when pastoral squatters George Robert Stapleton and his business partner, Mr. Clay, set up a cattle station which they initially called Cassino after Cassino (near Monte Cassino) in Italy.[3][4][5] The town now has a sister city agreement with the Italian village.[6][7]

Casino is among Australia's largest beef centres. It is the regional hub of a very large cattle industry and positions itself as the "Beef Capital" of Australia,[8][9] although the city of Rockhampton also claims this title. In addition it is the service centre for a rich agricultural area.

Each year the town celebrates Casino Beef Week. It was not held in but since that year, has continued to be held and celebrated with the exception of The edition is scheduled to be held from 18 to 26 May.[10]

The Richmond River runs through the town separating South Casino from the rest of the town.

Climate[edit]

Casino experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen:Cfa, Trewartha:Cfal), with hot, humid summers and mild, comfortably dry winters.[11]

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Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology (temperature, precipitation, humidity- –present normals and extremes)[12]

Population[edit]

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According to the census of Population, there were 9, people in Casino.

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up % of the population.
  • % of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at %.
  • % of people spoke only English at home.
  • The most common responses for religion were No Religion %, Catholic % and Anglican %.[1]

Transport[edit]

Casino railway station is situated on the main North Coast railway line between Sydney and Brisbane, north of Grafton. A branch line ran via Lismore to Murwillumbah; that line has since been closed, although lobbying is taking place to re-open it.[15][16] Casino railway station is the terminus of the daily Casino XPT from Sydney and there is a daily service to and from Brisbane via the Brisbane XPT.

In the s, a never completed railway branch line to Bonalbo was started. A line was also proposed from Casino via Tabulam[17] and even a line all the way to Tenterfield,[18]

A Miniature Railway is situated next to the Casino Golf Club. The railway operates on Sundays between 10am and 4pm on a km stretch of track, with a museum at the end. A round trip is usually 25 minutes however on busier days it can vary.

Casino is serviced by Lismore Airport with several daily flights to Sydney.

Northern Rivers Buslines operates rural services to Lismore () and Kyogle () each weekday, with one return service to Tenterfield available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Casino Bus Service operates local town loops, including a loop service to Gays Hill.

Among its many schools are the main ones: Casino High School, Casino Public School, Casino West Public School, St. Mary's Primary School, St. Mary's Catholic College School and Casino Christian Community School.

Heritage listings[edit]

Casino has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Location for filming[edit]

The drama series The Gods of Wheat Street was set and partly filmed in Casino.

A Coca-Cola television advertisement was filmed at the Richmond Dairies factory on Dyraaba Street and a general store on the corner of Colches Street and Barker Street.

Notable people[edit]

  • Ian Callinan (born ), High Court judge
  • Pat Darling (–), nurse and author
  • John Elford (born ), rugby league player
  • Jeff Fatt (born ), musician and actor, one of The Wiggles
  • Thomas George (born ), politician
  • Clark Irving (born ), early settler (pastoralist) and politician[22]
  • Ben Kennedy (born ), rugby league player
  • Matt King (born ), rugby league player
  • Tess Mallos (–), food journalist and author
  • Chris Munce (born ), horse racing jockey
  • Michael Robotham (born ), crime novelist
  • David Russell, (born ), racing driver
  • Brian Smith (born ), rugby league player and coach (attended Casino High School)[citation needed]
  • Tony Smith (born ), rugby league coach, brother of Brian Smith, grew up in Casino attending Casino High School[citation needed]
  • Albert Torrens (born ), rugby league player
  • Cody Walker (born ), rugby league player
  • Henry Wallace Browning O.A.M. (born Casino ), lawn bowler, IBD World Champion Guinness World Record
  • Damien Wright (born ), cricket player

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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