Combaning, New South Wales

Combaning
New South Wales

Silos at Combaning
Combaning
Coordinates 34°27′31″S 147°40′56″E / 34.45861°S 147.68222°E / -34.45861; 147.68222Coordinates: 34°27′31″S 147°40′56″E / 34.45861°S 147.68222°E / -34.45861; 147.68222
Population 214 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2666
Elevation 303 m (994 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Temora Shire
County Bland
State electorate(s) Cootamundra
Federal Division(s) Riverina

Combaning is a rural community in the north east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 3 kilometres west from Springdale and 13 kilometres east from Temora. At the 2006 census, Combaning had a population of 214 people.[1]

The place name Combaning is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning 'to hold water'.[3]

Combaning railway station

A railway station on the branch line to Lake Cargelligo served the community between 1893 and 1975.[4]

Preceding station   NSW Branch lines   Following station
Lake Cargelligo Line
towards Cootamundra

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Combaning (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  2. Travelmate
  3. "Combaning". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
  4. Combaning station. NSWrail.net, accessed 6 September 2009.
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