Glen Innes

Postcode: 2370

Glen Innes is a town in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia It is the centre of the Glen Innes Severn Shire. It is located on the New England Highway and the Gwydir Highway.

Glen Innes is 1062 metres AHD with an average annual rainfall of 857mm. At the 2001 census, Glen Innes had a population of 5,707.

Tin was first discovered at Emmaville in 1872 and Glen Innes became the centre of a mining bonanza during the late 1800’s. Other nearby villages are: Deepwater, Torrington, Ben Lomond, Wellingrove, Glencoe and Red Range.

The centre of the town retains some of its federation buildings and the owners have painted these buildings in the colours pertaining to this era.

Glen Innes is named after Archibald Clunes Innes, from Thrumster, Caithness. A captain in the Third Regiment (Buffs), he arrived in Australia in 1822 on the Eliza in charge of 170 convicts. He held a number of New England properties including Glen Innes Station.

Among the many attractions of this area are the extensive Land of the Beardies History Museum, the town parks, fishing, fossicking areas, Gibraltar Range National Park, several waterfalls, the Standing Stones, which are large monoliths and World Heritage listed Washpool National Park.

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