Currawarna

Currawarna
New South Wales

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Currawarna
Coordinates 35°01′S 147°04′E / 35.017°S 147.067°E / -35.017; 147.067Coordinates: 35°01′S 147°04′E / 35.017°S 147.067°E / -35.017; 147.067
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]

Currawarna River Winery & restaurants

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Currawarna (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  2. "Currawarna". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2009-06-11

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