Mullengandra, New South Wales
Mullengandra is a village community in the south east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 7 kilometres north east of Bowna and 8 kilometres south west of Woomargama. The town is on the Hume Highway north of Albury.[2]
Mullengandra New South Wales | |
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Mullengandra | |
Coordinates | 35°52′37″S 147°10′50″E |
Postcode(s) | 2644[1] |
Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
Location |
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LGA(s) | Greater Hume Shire Council |
County | Goulburn |
State electorate(s) | Albury |
At the 2016 census the town had a population of 320,[3] with an average income of $823.[4]
History
In the 1850s the town was troubled with Bushrangers.[5][6][7][8]
A town was proclaimed in 1852, described at that time as 1½ square miles, within the County of Goulburn... bounded on the west by the Mullengandra Creek.
An Anglican Church was consecrated in 1876.[9] Mullengandra Post Office opened on 16 May 1888.[10]
The public school opened in 1871 and closed in 2017.[11][12]
The town's churches and pub have also closed recently.
Notes and references
- Mullengandra, Australia Post.
- Mullengandra, ExploreAustralia.net.au
- Mullengandra 2016 Census QuickStats, at ABS website.
- Mullengandra, NSW 2644 - Suburb Profile.
- The Border Post Fri 7 Aug 1857 Page 5.
- TRIAL OF THE ALBURY BUSHRANGERS. The Melbourne Argus, Wed 7 Oct 1857 page 6.
- MINING INTELLIGENCE Wed 19 Sep 1860 Page 5.
- Empire Newspaper Sat 2 Apr 1853, Page 1.
- Germantown paper, Fri 12 May 1876 Page 5.
- Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009
- Sarah Gerathy, Tiny rural NSW school with two pupils to close doors after more than a century.
- David Johnston, Mullengandra Public School's 146-year history about to end with closure pending Mullengandra Public School's 146-year history about to end with closure pending, The Border Mail, 10 November 2017.
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