Lyndhurst is a small village in New South Wales, Australia in Blayney Shire. It is 4 kilometres west of Mandurama or about 269 km west of Sydney and 63 km south-west of Bathurst just off the Mid-Western Highway New South Wales. Once serving as the major centre for basic goods and needs to the nearby Junction Reefs goldfields. At the , Lyndhurst had a population of 267 people. Lyndhurst was one of the ten areas (including Albury, Armidale, Bombala, Dalgety, Lake George, Orange, Tooma, Tumut and Yass-Canberra) shortlisted in 1908 as sites for the national capital. Lyndhurst today Lyndhurst today boasts the still functioning Royal Hotel, a combined service station/general store and a takeaway. Heritage listings Lyndhurst has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Belubula River: Junction Reefs Dam References External links Towns in New South Wales Blayney Shire Blayney–Demondrille railway line Mining towns in New South Wales Proposed sites for national capital of Australia