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Stroud Road

Not far north off the Dungog turnoff, along Bucketts Way, is the attractive little village of Stroud Road. In the days before the railway came through (1911-1913) it was a stopover on the coach and mail route from Raymond Terrace to Gloucester. Later it functioned as the railhead for Stroud as this was as near that the railway could get at affordable cost.

Stroud Road is a part of the Karuah Valley within lies a portion of the original grant of 500 000 acres made to the Australian Agricultural Company (AAC) between the northern shore of Port Stephens and Taree in 1826. The AAC was formed in 1824 at the instigation of the Macarthurs, a prominent family in the early colonial development of Australia. Sensing an opportunity of obtaining cheap land and labour the company aimed at producing fine wool and crops for the English market.

For More Information:

Great Lakes Tourism:

Freecall: 1800 802 692
Email: tourism@greatlakes.nsw.gov.au
PO Box 117 Forster 2428
Website: www.greatlakes.org.au

Gloucester Visitor Information Centre:

27 Denison Street Gloucester NSW 2422
Tel: (02) 65581408 Fax: (02) 65581408
Email: information@gloucester.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.gloucester.org.au