Emmaville (New South Wales)

Emmaville is a village with a population of 519 (2016) in the New England region of New South Wales in Australia was a mining town that has been enduring a decline since the industry collapsed in Emmaville.

Understand


Emmaville located within the country of the indigenous Ngarabal people. Their name for the district is 'Marran' which means 'plenty of leeches'. Tin was discovered on the nearby property 'Strathbogie Station' in 1872 and the settlement was originally named 'Vegetable Creek' after the Chinese market gardens supplying the miners. The name of the settlement was changed to its present name in 1882. Emmaville's main industries are tourism, agriculture, and mining. A creature named The Emmaville Panther was sighted in the district in the 1950s and 1960s, believed to be a big cat that had escaped from a travelling circus. Emmaville is known for good fishing and fossicking.

Emmaville is in the Glen Innes Severn Council Local Government Area.

By car
Emmaville is 68 km north-west of Glen Innes via New England Highway/A15 northbound, at Deepwater turn left onto Wellington Vale Road, continue ahead to Emmaville (48 min).

Emmaville is 79 km south-west of Tenterfield via New England Highway/A15 southbound, at Deepwater turn right onto Wellington Vale Road, continue ahead to Emmaville (58 min).

Emmaville is 60 km south-east of Ashford via Martyn Street north-westbound, turn right into Inverell Street, continue ahead as Bonshaw Road, at the intersection with Coalmine Road turn right and continue ahead on Bonshaw Road, cross the Severn River bridge, turn right onto Emmaville Road, pass the Kangaroo Flat Road turn-off on the left and continue ahead as Gordons Road, turn left onto Strathbogie Road, continue ahead to Emmaville (50 min).

By bus
A bus service by Michael Jillett (Route 17N) rus between Glen Innes and Emmaville. The bus departs from the Glen Innes Visitors information Centre M-F 1PM and arrives at the Emmaville Post Office 1:45PM. The bus departs from the Emmaville Post Office M-F 9AM and arrives at the Glen Innes Visitors Information Centre 9:45AM.

A timetable can be downloaded here.

Get around
Private transport is essential, as there is no taxi service nor is there a local bus service in Emmaville.

The nearest car rental agency is in Glen Innes.

Do




Buy
The locals do their shopping in Glen Innes. The nearest convenience store is in Deepwater. It is necessary to stock up on any essentials and medications in Glen Innes or Tenterfield before departing for Emmaville.

Drink




Banks and ATM
Emmaville is not served by any banks and there are no ATMs in the village. It is advisable to do any necessary banking, and obtain cash, before departing for Emmaville, and to use EFTPOS as much as possible while there.



Go next

 * Deepwater - 27 km east of Emmaville: Irby Street/Wellington Vale Road eastbound (19 min) Convenience store, petrol.
 * Glen Innes - 67 km south-east of Emmaville: Irby Street/Wellington Vale Road eastbound, at Deepwater turn right/south onto the New England Highway/A15, continue ahead to Glen Innes (45 min)
 * Tenterfield - 79 km north-west of Emmaville: Irby Street/Wellington Vale Road eastbound, at Deepwater turn left/north onto the New England Highway/A15, continue ahead to Tenterfield (57 min)
 * Ashford - 60 km north-west of Emmaville: Moore Street southbound, turn right onto Inverell Road, continue directly through the four-way intersection with Buffalo Street and Cryland Street and continue ahead as Strathbogie Road, turn right into Gordons Road, pass the Kangaroo Flat Road turn off on the right and continue ahead as Emmaville Road, turn left onto Bonshaw Road, cross the Severn River bridge, turn left at the intersection with Coalmine Road and continue ahead on Bonshaw Road into Ashford (50 min)