Rhine Falls, New South Wales

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Rhine Falls
New South Wales
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Rhine Falls
Coordinates 36°11′S148°54′E / 36.183°S 148.900°E / -36.183; 148.900
Population42 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2630
Elevation1,320 m (4,331 ft)
LGA(s) Snowy Monaro Regional Council
State electorate(s) Monaro
Federal division(s) Eden-Monaro
Localities around Rhine Falls:
Frying Pan Dry Plain Dry Plain
Frying Pan Rhine Falls Wambrook
Middlingbank Cootralantra Coolringdon

Rhine Falls is a locality within the Snowy Monaro Regional Council, halfway between Wambrook and Dry Plain [2] [3] at an altitude of 1,320 metres (4,330 ft); ranking as one of the highest-elevated localities in Australia. Snow occurs frequently from May through to September, and can occur at any time of the year. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 42, [1] the same as neighbouring Dry Plain. [4]

The region is characterised by its vast, flat to gently undulating grazing land on the highest part of the Monaro; beginning at an altitude of approximately 800 metres in the east, soaring to 1,320 metres at the crest of the locality in the west.

Rhine Falls had a school from March 1892 to December 1933, generally described as a "half-time" school, although full-time until 1904 and in 1910 and 1911. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rhine Falls". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Rhine Falls". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 June 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Rhine Falls". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dry Plain". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. "Rhine Falls school in the school history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 3 April 2018.