Lapstone, New South Wales
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Lapstone is a township on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. Elevation 160 m (525 ft). Lapstone is located 62 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains and is part of the federal electorate of Macquarie. Lapstone consists mostly of stand-alone housing and has a few public facilities. At the 2016 census, Lapstone had a population of 961 people. Lapstone was originally bought and developed by Mr Arthur J Hand, an Alderman of the Blue Mountains City Council.
View east from south Lapstone
The construction of the first tunnel was depicted by Australian impressionist painter Arthur Streeton in Fire's On (1891, Art Gallery of New South Wales).
Remains of Lucasville Station on the Zig Zag line
Glenbrook Tunnel constructed in 1892, Eastern Entrance.
City of Blue Mountains
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The City of Blue Mountains is a local government area of New South Wales, Australia, governed by the Blue Mountains City Council. The city is located in the Blue Mountains, on the Great Dividing Range at the far western fringe of the Greater Sydney area. Major settlements include, Katoomba, Lawson, Springwood and Blaxland.
City of Blue Mountains council building in Katoomba
The Three Sisters, south of Katoomba, in Blue Mountains National Park, are a major attraction of the city.
The Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum is a tourist destination in the town of Faulconbridge.