Jennings NSW 2372 

Jennings is a small North West village on the Qld border 703 km north of Sydney. It sits on the New England Hwy with its twin town, Wallangarra, in Qld separated by the railway station. Jennings was home to a Australian Army Ammunition Depot during WWII, a former border checkpoint for prohibited agricultural produce and also the rail changeover point as NSW and Qld had different railway gauges.

Tourist Attractions & Info:
Heritage Museum, Wallangarra Railway Station. Tel (07) 4681 3130. Open (10am-4pm) Tues-Sun. Built in 1887, it was the rail gauge changeover point between Qld and NSW.

Nearby:
Bald Rock NP (east) 7 500 ha and home to Australia’s largest granite rock (750 m x 500 m) with spectacular summit views (3 hour return). Giraween NP (7 km north in Qld) Bald Rock’s twin park with huge boulders, granite landscape and wetlands.

Accommodation:
Jennings has a hotel. Visitor Information Centre: 157 Rouse St. Tenterfield. Tel (02) 6736 1082.

Airport:
Casino Airport, Casino Road (145 km east).

Hospital:
Tenterfield Hospital, Naas St. Tel (02) 6736 3144. (17 km s-e).