Rosewood, New South Wales


Rosewood is a village community and locality in the south east part of the Riverina, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated about south east from Carabost and north west from Tumbarumba. At the, Rosewood had a population of 214. The village is administered by two local governments; the northern part of the locality by the Greater Hume Shire and the southern part of the locality by the Snowy Valleys Council. The village of Rosewood is within the Snowy Valleys Council area.

History

Rosewood Post Office opened on 1 August 1885.

Heritage listings

Rosewood has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Coppabella Blacksmith Shop

Climate

Owing to a particularly strong upwind effect, Rosewood yields strikingly cool maxima for its altitude and latitude; its annual mean maximum lay at, comparable to that of Cooma on the leeward side of the ranges, despite being over lower in altitude.