| 词条 | Scone, New South Wales |
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| type = town | name = Scone | state = nsw | image = Mare & foal.JPG | caption = Mare and foal, Scone | coordinates = {{coord|32|05|S|150|51|E|display=inline,title}} | pop = 5624 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = [1] | postcode = 2337 | elevation = 216 | dist1 = 271 | dir1 = N | location1 = Sydney | dist2 = 153 | dir2 = NW | location2 = Newcastle | dist3 = 27 | dir3 = N | location3 = Muswellbrook | dist4 = 40 | dir4 = S | location4 = Murrurundi | lga = Upper Hunter Shire | stategov = Upper Hunter | fedgov = New England | maxtemp = 24.0 | mintemp = 11.0 | rainfall = 645.0 | est = }}Scone {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|k|oʊ|n}} is a town in the Upper Hunter Shire in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Scone had a population of 4,624 people.[2] It is on the New England Highway north of Muswellbrook about 270 kilometres north of Sydney, and is part of the New England (federal) and New England (state) electorates. Scone is in a farming area and is also noted for breeding Thoroughbred racehorses. It is known as the 'Horse capital of Australia'.[3] HistoryFirst inhabitants of the region were the Wonnarua & Gamilaroi Aboriginal Peoples. Surveyor Henry Dangar was the first European to travel through the area, prior to passing over the Liverpool Range above Murrurundi in 1824. Scone was named in 1831 after Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, by Jason Kent Toth, an Australian of Scottish descent.[4] Scone was gazetted in 1837 and during the early days was renowned for its large pastoral properties including Belltrees and Segenhoe.[5] Early buildings were St Luke's Church, Scone Post Office, the Old Court Theatre (that is now a hall for musicals and plays), and the St Aubins' Inn. Scone Shire was merged into the Upper Hunter Shire in 2004, integrating parts of the former Murrurundi and Merriwa shires. The annual Scone Horse Festival is a celebration of Scone's cultural links to equines. It is celebrated during May and includes all manner of activities, including wine tours, Open Days across the numerous horse studs in the area, the Scone rodeo, the Scone School Horse Sports competition, the Black Tie Ball, and a parade in Kelly Street. The main event is a horse racing carnival featuring the prestigious Scone Cup, one of the richest country racing days in New South Wales and Australia. Small celebrations are also a key part of the festival and include schools, businesses, public events and sports centres. The Horse Festival is also traditionally linked with such events as the Belltrees poetry competition, the yarns night and many other small annual fundraisers and events. Scone also hosts the Inglis Guineas Day, a major race meet, in the middle of May.[6] Heritage listingsScone has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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There is also a campus of Hunter Institute of TAFE TransportScone lies on the Main North railway line, and is served by a passenger train service made up of a daily NSW TrainLink train to Sydney and local regular NSW TrainLink services to Newcastle. ClimateScone has a borderline humid subtropical (Cfa) with warm to hot summers and cool winters. Rainfall is more common in summer than in winter. {{Weather box|location = Scone Airport |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = 43.5 |Feb record high C = 43.5 |Mar record high C = 41.0 |Apr record high C = 36.0 |May record high C = 28.7 |Jun record high C = 24.4 |Jul record high C = 24.5 |Aug record high C = 29.8 |Sep record high C = 34.1 |Oct record high C = 39.0 |Nov record high C = 43.4 |Dec record high C = 42.4 |year record high C = 43.5 |Jan high C = 31.1 |Feb high C = 29.8 |Mar high C = 27.9 |Apr high C = 24.5 |May high C = 20.1 |Jun high C = 17.0 |Jul high C = 16.3 |Aug high C = 18.3 |Sep high C = 21.5 |Oct high C = 24.9 |Nov high C = 27.7 |Dec high C = 30.2 |year high C = 24.1 |Jan low C = 16.9 |Feb low C = 16.9 |Mar low C = 14.6 |Apr low C = 11.3 |May low C = 8.1 |Jun low C = 6.0 |Jul low C = 4.7 |Aug low C = 5.5 |Sep low C = 7.9 |Oct low C = 10.8 |Nov low C = 13.3 |Dec low C = 15.7 |year low C = 11.0 |Jan record low C = 8.2 |Feb record low C = 8.6 |Mar record low C = 4.7 |Apr record low C = 1.3 |May record low C = -1.0 |Jun record low C = -2.0 |Jul record low C = -2.7 |Aug record low C = -3.0 |Sep record low C = -1.3 |Oct record low C = 0.5 |Nov record low C = 5.0 |Dec record low C = 6.4 |year record low C = -3.0 |Jan precipitation mm = 82.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 77.3 |Mar precipitation mm = 52.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 38.9 |May precipitation mm = 46.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 45.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 36.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 38.1 |Sep precipitation mm = 38.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 57.8 |Nov precipitation mm = 62.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 67.9 |year precipitation mm = 643.1 |Jan precipitation days = 8.3 |Feb precipitation days = 7.8 |Mar precipitation days = 7.1 |Apr precipitation days = 6.7 |May precipitation days = 7.4 |Jun precipitation days = 9.4 |Jul precipitation days = 8.1 |Aug precipitation days = 7.6 |Sep precipitation days = 7.0 |Oct precipitation days = 8.8 |Nov precipitation days = 8.6 |Dec precipitation days = 8.6 |year precipitation days = 95.4 |source 1 = [11] |date=December 2013 }} See also
References1. ^{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC13503|name=Scone (State Suburb) |accessdate=25 January 2018|quick=on}} 2. ^{{Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL168800|name=Scone (Urban Centre/Locality) |accessdate=17 November 2009|quick=on}} 3. ^http://www.upperhuntertourism.com.au/scone 4. ^{{Citation | last = | first = | author-link = | publication-date = | date = | year = | title = Scone and Upper Hunter Historical Society Newsletter | series = | publication-place = | place = | publisher = | volume = | issue = August 1972 | pages = 7 | url = | issn = | pmid= | pmc= | doi = | oclc = | accessdate =}} 5. ^Scone History Retrieved on 11 October 2008 6. ^ Scone Race Club - Race Days - retrieved 8 October 2014 7. ^{{cite NSW SHR|5053894|Scone Civic Theatre|hr=01660|fn=H03/00013|accessdate=18 May 2018}} 8. ^{{cite NSW SHR|5045574|Old Court Theatre|hr=00340|fn=S90/05351 & HC 32885|accessdate=18 May 2018}} 9. ^{{cite AHD|106199|Scone Post Office|fn=1/09/078/0016|accessdate=15 September 2018}} 10. ^{{cite NSW SHR|5045346|Scone Railway Station|hr=01242|accessdate=18 May 2018}} 11. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_061089_All.shtml| publisher = Bureau of Meteorology |title = Climate statistics for Scone SCS |accessdate = 4 December 2013}} External links{{commons category|Scone, New South Wales}}
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