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Stanley the Emu - NSW

Stanley the Emu

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -29.49295 147.971298

DMS: 29º 29' 34.62" S 147º 58' 16.67" E

UTM: 55 J 6737005mN 594154mE

Altitude: 141m

Address & Contact

Castlereagh Hwy
Lightning Ridge NSW 2834

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Information

An 18-metre-tall emu constructed from more than a tonne of scrap metal, three Volkswagen bodies and a pair of rusting satellite dishes now sits by the Castlereagh Highway, about 10 kilometres from town towards Walgett.

The metal was recycled from the old Dubbo Police Station when demolished for the new “modern” block.“Stanley” got his name from Orana Police Local Area Commander Stan Single, who originally hailed from Coonamble, Walgett and the ‘Ridge region.

A time capsule was also inserted into the body of the structure to be opened in 50 years.

PlaceID	122105

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Closest Weather Station

Lightning Ridge at 16/09:00am EST

Distance from Stanley the Emu 6.88km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
8.9°C	7.6°C	82%	6.1°C	hPa	0.0mm	WNW	2km/hr 1knots	km/hr knots

Closest Climatic Station

Lightning Ridge Visitors Information Cen

Distance from Stanley the Emu 6.88km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	36.1	34.5	32.1	27.8	22.9	19.3	18.9	21.6	26.2	29.0	31.7	34.2
Mean Min. °C	22.5	21.6	18.6	14.1	8.8	6.5	5.2	6.3	10.5	14.2	18.2	19.9
Mean Rain mm	52.1	49.8	42.4	29.8	28.2	36.7	35.2	16.6	29.1	45.0	64.4	62.7