Helensburgh, New South Wales

Helensburgh is a small town in New South Wales, Australia. It has more than 5000 people. It is about half-way between Sydney and Wollongong, at the southern end of the Royal National Park. The area was first settled by Europeans in 1815, when farmers began to move their cattle to graze on the grasslands around Wollongong.[1]

References
  1. "Helensburgh Historical Society - History". historichelensburgh.org.au. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2010.


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