Euabalong

Euabalong
New South Wales

Lachlan Street, the main street of Euabalong
Euabalong
Coordinates 33°06′37″S 146°28′11″E / 33.11028°S 146.46972°E / -33.11028; 146.46972Coordinates: 33°06′37″S 146°28′11″E / 33.11028°S 146.46972°E / -33.11028; 146.46972
Population 378 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2877
Location
LGA(s) Cobar Shire
State electorate(s) Barwon
Federal Division(s) Parkes

Euabalong is a town in western New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Cobar Shire local government area and on the Lachlan River, 531 kilometres (330 mi) west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2011 census, Euabalong had a population of 378.[1]

The town is served by a railway station on the Broken Hill railway line at nearby Euabalong West.

History

The town was surveyed by 1873 and town lots were sold in October that year.[2][3] A visitor to Euabalong in 1877 described it as "a most forsaken and deserted looking hole" but did note that "business is said to be pretty brisk there" and that the drinkers were "more refined" than those at Condobolin upstream.[4] At that time, the primary buildings in the town were "two public houses, a blacksmith's establishment, a newly-built edifice intended for a public house, and a rather expensively-constructed store".[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Euabalong (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. "Back Blocks of the Lachlan and Bogan.". Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW: National Library of Australia). 12 July 1873. p. 11. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. "CROWN LAND SALES.". The Empire (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 4 October 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 "A RAMBLE DOWN THE RIVER.". Wagga Wagga Advertiser (NSW: National Library of Australia). 12 May 1877. p. 4. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

External links

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