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Helensburgh is a small leafy town (5,000+ population) in New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately half way between Sydney and Wollongong, at the southern end of the Royal National Park.
The town is serviced by the south coast railway line. Located 34 km (21 miles) north of Wollongong City, Helensburgh comes under the area controlled by Wollongong City Council and marks the northern end of the Illawarra District. Originally called Camp Creek, Helensburgh started out as a workers' camp established in the 1880s to accommodate coal miners who came to the area to work the coal mine, which operates to this day.
Helensburgh is surrounded by the bushland of the Royal National Park, The Garrawarra State Recreation Area and the water catchment of the Woronora Dam and adjacent Heathcote National Park, so is environmentally sensitive. This bushland location also makes Helensburgh susceptible to damage from frequent summer bushfires.
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