Currawarna
Currawarna New South Wales | |
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Entering Currawarna | |
Currawarna | |
Coordinates | 35°01′S 147°04′E / 35.017°S 147.067°ECoordinates: 35°01′S 147°04′E / 35.017°S 147.067°E |
Population | 248 (2006 census)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 2650 |
Elevation | 180 m (591 ft) |
Location | |
LGA(s) | City of Wagga Wagga |
County | Bourke |
State electorate(s) | Wagga Wagga |
Currawarna is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 6 kilometres north west from Millwood and 32 kilometres south from Coolamon. At the 2006 census, Currawarna had a population of 248 people.[1]
The place name Currawarna is derived from the Wiradjuri aboriginal language meaning "pine tree".[2]
Currawarna Post Office opened on 1 August 1899 and closed in 1979.[3]
Notes and references
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Currawarna (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- ↑ "Currawarna". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2009-06-11
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