Ladysmith, New South Wales

Ladysmith
Town
Tumbarumba Road, the main street of Ladysmith, 2010
Ladysmith
Coordinates: 35°12′0″S 147°30′0″E / 35.20000°S 147.50000°E / -35.20000; 147.50000
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
233 m (764 ft)
Population
 • Total215 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
2652
CountyWynyard
ParishTywong

Ladysmith is a village approximately 19 km east of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Ladysmith had a population of 215 people.[2]

Ladysmith was formerly within the Shire of Kyeamba until 1 January 1981 when the Shire was amalgamated with the Shire of Mitchell into the City of Wagga Wagga.[3]

The disused Wagga Wagga to Tumbarumba railway runs through Ladysmith. The Ladysmith railway station heritage precinct is maintained by the Wagga Wagga-based railway preservation group, Ladysmith Tourist Railway. After a 20-year hiatus due to insurance difficulties, the group began operating rail trike rides on a short section of the former Tumbarumba line at Ladysmith.[4]

The Ladysmith post office was opened on 20 November 1899.[5] The district was formerly called Alfredtown, but the name was changed after the community petitioned to rename it Ladysmith, in honour of Sarah Ann Smith (née Apps), for all the work her family had done within their community. She and her husband, Charles Thomas Smith, resided at “Green Meadow”. Allredtown remained in use as the name of a nearby locality.[6]

Ladysmith is also the name of a South African town which, in late October 1899, during the Second Boer War, was the site of the Battle of Ladysmith, as well as the Siege of Ladysmith, from 2 November 1899 to 28 February 1900. Troops from New South Wales were participating in the war by November 1899.[7][8][9]

The store and post office agency closed on 31 March 2023.[10] As of 2024 Ladysmith is undergoing a flood study to identify future growth area.[11]

  • Ladysmith Memorial Hall, 2010
  • General store and post office, 2010
  • Our Lady's Roman Catholic Church, 2010
  • Ladysmith Railway Station, 2010

Notes and references

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ladysmith (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. 
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ladysmith (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ Ellis, William (1990). The Street Names Of Wagga Wagga - Incorporating the names of the Streets, Suburban Areas, Parks and some other features of the City of Wagga Wagga. Wagga Wagga City Council.
  4. ^ Burke, Connor (6 September 2023). "Ladysmith Tourist Railway set to open to the public for first time since 2003". The Border Mail. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  5. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. ^ "LAKE ALBERT, GREGADOO, ALFREDTOWN & LADYSMITH". Wagga Wagga Express. 3 January 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ Nevinson, Henry Woodd. "Ladysmith: The Diary of a Siege". Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. ^ "The Wagga Wagga Advertiser - The Transvaal". Wagga Wagga Advertiser. 18 November 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  9. ^ "THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser - The South African Position". Wagga Wagga Advertiser. 9 November 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Heartbreak as Riverina village set to lose its only store, post office". The Daily Advertiser. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Ladysmith Draft Local Housing Strategy". City of Wagga Wagga. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
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