Wombat, New South Wales

Wombat
New South Wales

Wombat Hotel, trading continuously since 1877
Coordinates 34°25′30″S 148°14′31″E / 34.425°S 148.242°E / -34.425; 148.242Coordinates: 34°25′30″S 148°14′31″E / 34.425°S 148.242°E / -34.425; 148.242
Established 1865
Postcode(s) 2587
Location
LGA(s) Harden Shire
State electorate(s) Cootamundra
Federal Division(s) Hume

Wombat is a town in South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the Olympic Highway, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-west of the regional centre of Young. It is in the local government area of Harden Shire. Wombat has a population of approx 180 people.

History

The area was occupied by the indigenous Wiradjuri people for thousand of years.

Attractions

The highway into Wombat is graced with a statue of a wombat, made of local material, which was unveiled in 2002.

References

  1. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.

External links

Media related to Wombat, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 03, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.