What is Breadalbane, New South Wales?
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox Australian Place | type = town | name = Breadalbane | state = nsw | image = Breadalbane NSW.jpg | caption = Breadalbane | lga = [[Upper Lachlan Shire Council|Upper Lachlan Shire]] | postcode = | est = | pop = | pop_footnotes = | elevation= | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = | fedgov = | dist1 = | dir1 = | dist2 = | dir2 = | location2= | dist3 = | dir3 = | location3= }} '''Breadalbane''' ({{coord|34|48|S|149|27|E|region:AU-NSW_type:city}}) is a small village on the [[Lachlan River]] in [[New South Wales]], Australia. It is near [[Goulburn, New South Wales|Goulburn]] in the [[Upper Lachlan]] Shire. This little town is also on the [[Hume Highway]] which links [[Sydney]] and [[Melbourne]]. The highway used to go through the small town but it was bypassed in the early 1990s. Breadalbane is also on the Sydney-Melbourne railway line. Breadalbane is also near the start of the [[Federal Highway (Australia)|Federal Highway]]. This branches off the Hume Highway just south of Goulburn and goes to [[Canberra]] in the [[Australian Capital Territory]]. Canberra is the capital city of Australia where the [[Federal Parliament of Australia|Federal Parliament]] sits. ==History== Breadalbane is a historic town. There are now only a few houses. In the past there was a hotel, [[gas station|service station]] and a railway station. These are now closed, although the old hotel and service station buildings are still there. They are now used as private houses. The railway station opened in 1875 and closed in 1974.<ref>{{cite web | title = Breadalbane railway station| url = http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Breadalbane&line=NSW:main_south:0| publisher= nswrail.net | accessdate = 8 April 2008 }}</ref> The [[signal box]] was still used until 1979. All trace of the station has been removed, although a loading bank is still standing. There is a memorial at the school to people from Breadalbane who fought in [[World W