Bundure, New South Wales

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Bundure
New South Wales
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Disused rail siding at Bundure
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Bundure
Coordinates 35°10′S146°00′E / 35.167°S 146.000°E / -35.167; 146.000
Population274 (2006 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2663
Elevation109 m (358 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Murrumbidgee Council
County Urana
State electorate(s) Albury
Federal division(s) Farrer

Bundure is a rural community in the central south part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 25 kilometres south west of Widgiewa and 33 kilometres north east of Jerilderie. In 2006, Bundure had a population of 274 people. [1]

The place name Bundure is derived from the local Aboriginal word Bundoora meaning "place of meeting of many Kangaroos". [3]

Bundure Post Office opened on 1 September 1926, was closed between 1930 and 1934, and finally closed in 1973. [4]

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bundure (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  2. Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine [ dead link ]
  3. "Bundure". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 26 March 2021

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Bundure, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons


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