Marlowe, New South Wales

Not to be confused with Marlow, New South Wales.
Marlowe
Town
Old and new Charleyong bridges over Mongarlowe River in December 2020.
Marlowe
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates: 35°17′57″S 149°53′02″E / 35.29917°S 149.88389°E / -35.29917; 149.88389
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSouthern Tablelands
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
574 m (1,883 ft)
Population
 • Total8 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
2622
CountySt Vincent
ParishMarlowe
Localities around Marlowe
Oallen Oallen Tomboye
Mayfield Marlowe Tomboye
Larbert Durran Durra Back Creek

Marlowe is a locality in the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is bounded by the left bank of the Mongarlowe River and the right bank of the Shoalhaven River.[3] It lies on the road from Braidwood to Nowra about 24 km north of Braidwood and 96 km southwest of Nowra.[4][5] At the 2021 census, it has a population of eight.[2] It consists mainly of forest and grazing country. Marlowe includes the "rural place" and former village of Charleyong in a loop of the Mongarlowe River at 35°14′57″S 149°55′02″E / 35.24917°S 149.91722°E / -35.24917; 149.91722.[6]

The area now known as Marlowe lies on the traditional lands of the Walbanga people.[7]

The first mention of Marlowe (or 'Marlow') was in 1843, as one of the planned townships on the road from Braidwood to Jervis Bay.[8] Following the discovery of gold in the area, an informal settlement, originally known as Taylor's Village, arose around 1854; It was later known as Charleyong.[9] A site for a 'future village' was reserved in 1879, replacing the original village reserve of 1843.[10]

Charleyong experienced renewed prosperity around the turn of the 20th century, when there was employment building the bridge and operating a gold dredge in the river.[11] The last gold dredge at Charleyong started operating in 1910 but was gone by 1913.[12][13]

Marlowe had a state school from 1869 to 1906, from 1910 to 1931 and from 1935 to 1940, variously described as "provisional", "half-time" or "public". Up to June 1893 it was called Charleyong school and subsequently Marlow school.[14] There was another half-time school at Charleyong in 1928 and from 1930 to 1940.[15]

The village erected a new public hall in 1925[16] and there was still a post office there at the start of the 1950s, both now gone. There are remnants of a cricket ground and tennis courts—rebuilt in 1953—at Charleyong,[17][18] and the settlement's old cemetery.[19][9]

The old Charleyong bridge over the Mongarlowe River is an Allan truss bridge completed in 1901.[18] A reinforced concrete bridge opened on 9 March 2020 has replaced it. The old bridge is expected to be demolished, starting in early 2021,[20] despite some community opposition.[18]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marlowe (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marlowe". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Marlowe". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Marlowe". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Marlowe". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Charleyong". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Tindale Tribes - Walbanga". archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. ^ "TOWNSHIPS ON ROAD TO JERVIS BAY". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 13 January 1843. p. 72. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Taylor's Village: Charleyong". County of King. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  10. ^ "RESERVE FROM LEASE FOR WATER SUPPLY, CAMPING, AND SITE FOR A FUTURE VILLAGE". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 22 September 1879. p. 4178. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. ^ "CHARLEYONG". Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal (NSW : 1888 - 1954). 4 May 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Tewksbury Co.'s No. 2 Dredge". Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal (NSW : 1888 - 1954). 29 June 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Dredge Shut Down". Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal (NSW : 1888 - 1954). 21 May 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Marlow in the School history database search". Department of Education. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Charleyong (2) in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  16. ^ "NEW CHARLEYONG HALL". Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal (NSW : 1888 - 1954). 31 July 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Charleyong Sports Club". Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal (NSW : 1888 - 1954). 29 January 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  18. ^ a b c Rea, Alex (21 November 2019). "Calls for historic Charleyong Bridge to be saved as tourism draw card". About Regional. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Australian Cemeteries Index - Cemetery 1257 - Charleyong". austcemindex.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Charleyong Bridge". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

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