▁for ▁the ▁district ▁with ▁mail ▁services ▁branch ing ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁town ; ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁electric ▁te legraph ▁system ▁becoming ▁an ▁important ▁repeating ▁station ▁between ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Br is b ane ; ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁Ley burn ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁holding ▁of ▁Cour ts ▁of ▁Pet ty ▁S essions , ▁a ▁Police ▁Mag istr ate ▁was ▁appointed , ▁and ▁a ▁lock - up ▁ere cted ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁by ▁a ▁court ▁house ; ▁the ▁Ley burn ▁National ▁School ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁by pass ing ▁of ▁Ley burn ▁by ▁the ▁western ▁rail ways ▁sign alled ▁its ▁( and ▁other ▁similarly ▁by pass ed ▁towns ') ▁decl ine : ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁the ▁To owo om ba ▁to ▁Dal by ▁link ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁the ▁To owo om ba ▁to ▁War wick ▁link , ▁leaving ▁only ▁( y et ▁significantly ) ▁the ▁Go ond iw indi ▁traffic ▁to ▁pass ▁through ▁Ley burn . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁that ▁too ▁was ▁destroyed ▁with ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Western ▁railway ▁line ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Border ▁F ence ▁from ▁War wick ▁to ▁Go ond iw indi ▁( l ater ▁extended ▁to ▁Dir ran band i ). ▁ ▁Ang lic an ▁church ▁services ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁in ▁Ley burn ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s