Richlands, New South Wales

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Richlands
New South Wales
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Richlands
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 34°18′57″S149°48′02″E / 34.31583°S 149.80056°E / -34.31583; 149.80056
Population48 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 2580
Elevation929 m (3,048 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Upper Lachlan Shire
Region Southern Tablelands
County Argyle
Parish Guineacor
State electorate(s) Goulburn
Federal division(s) Hume
Localities around Richlands:
Yalbraith Curraweela Wiarborough
Golspie Richlands Wombeyan Caves
Stonequarry Taralga Taralga

Richlands is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia. [2] [3] It lies about 5 km north of Taralga and about 95 km south of Oberon on the road from Goulburn to Oberon and Bathurst. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 34. [4] It had a school from June 1868 to August 1879, which was designated as a "provisional school" for eight months and then as a "half-time" school. [5] It also had a school from 1884 to 1915 and from 1918 to 1953, classified most commonly as a "provisional school", but for periods as a "house to house", "half-time" or "public" school. It was called Abercrombie school until 1894. [6]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Richlands (NSW) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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  6. "Richlands school (2) in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 23 March 2018.