Blaxland, New South Wales
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Blaxland is a town in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 70 kilometres west of Sydney, Australia. It is at an altitude of 234 metres and named for Gregory Blaxland who along with William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth, led the exploration that discovered a route over the Mountains in 1813.
Blaxland is served by a station on the CityRail network and is home to the only McDonalds Restaurant in the Blue Mountains. It is also home to the Blaxland Redbacks Soccer and Netball teams, a small industrial estate and a what will soon become the Blue Mountain's largest waste disposal Facilty.
Other major stores and facilities in Blaxland include:
- Subway Restaurant
- IGA Supermarket
- Blockbuster Video
- Lower Blue Mountains Library
The town also has a local fire brigade, which falls under the jurisdiction of the statewide Rural Fire Service
Blaxland borders with the townships/suburbs:- Glenbrook, Mount Riverview & Warrimoo.
