Crooked Corner, New South Wales

Crooked Corner New South Wales
Crooked Corner
Coordinates	34°14′S149°18′E / 34.233°S 149.300°E / -34.233; 149.300
Population	61 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s)	2583
Elevation	808 m (2,651 ft)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	15.47 km (10 mi) N of Binda 18.32 km (11 mi) E of Bigga 34 km (21 mi) N of Crookwell 120 km (75 mi) S of Bathurst 271 km (168 mi) W of Sydney
LGA(s)	Upper Lachlan Shire
Region	Southern Tablelands
County	Georgiana
Parish	Gillindich
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal division(s)	Riverina
Localities around Crooked Corner: Bigga Tuena Peelwood Taylors Flat Crooked Corner Limerick Narrawa Binda Binda

Crooked Corner is a locality on the road from Bigga, New South Wales to Binda, New South Wales, which was once a town. ^[2] At the 2016 census, it had a population of 61. ^[1]

Alluvial gold was found there, in 1861, ^[3] and reef gold, in 1871. ^[4] In the late 1880s another reef was found to the east of the old alluvial workings, and the Palmer Gold and Silver Mining Company set up a battery there in 1888. ^[5]

The Five Mile Tree public school operated there from 1892 to 2009. ^[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Crooked Corner". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
2. "Crooked Corner". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 July 2017.
3. "GOLD FIELDS". Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932). 22 May 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
4. "THE GOLD-FIELDS". Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). 11 January 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
5. "Quartz Reefing". Crookwell Gazette (NSW : 1885 - 1954). 8 June 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
6. "Five Mile Tree". nswgovschoolhistory.cese.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.