Locksley

History

The Dirty Swamp railway station was located nineteen miles beyond Rydal and was opened for passenger traffic on 22 April 1872. At that stage it was the end of the line, but it was expected the line would be extended through to Kelso “in the course of a few months”. The Rydal to Dirty Swamp line was constructed under contract by Messrs. Blunt and Williams. The name of the Dirty Swamp Post Office was changed to Locksley Post Office from 15 February 1880.

Most-observed species

• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  2,807
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  2,103
• Australian Raven

  Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  1,755
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,395
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  1,131
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,118
• Pacific Black Duck

  Anas superciliosa J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  1,070
• Gray Fantail

  Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
  1,015

Most recent

• M 4.5 — 2026-04-14
  24 km ENE of Canowindra, Australia
• M 3.6 — 2025-05-28
  3 km WNW of Cobbitty, Australia
• M 3.5 — 2024-03-08
  14 km SSW of Woodford, Australia
• M 3 — 2020-11-20
  27 km S of Oberon, Australia
• M 4.2 — 2017-04-13
  23 km WSW of Millthorpe, Australia
• M 3 — 2007-08-22
  24 km W of Oakdale, Australia