Stannifer, New South Wales

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Stannifer
New South Wales
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Stannifer
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Stannifer
Coordinates 29°53′S151°13′E / 29.883°S 151.217°E / -29.883; 151.217 Coordinates: 29°53′S151°13′E / 29.883°S 151.217°E / -29.883; 151.217
Population73 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2369
Elevation780 m (2,559 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Inverell Shire
County Gough
State electorate(s) Northern Tablelands
Federal Division(s) New England

Stannifer is a small rural village, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. The village is situated nine kilometres north of Tingha, New South Wales on the Elsmore Road and is within Inverell Shire. Middle Creek, a tributary of the Macintyre River is nearby.

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Tingha, New South Wales Town in New South Wales, Australia

Tingha is a small town on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia in Inverell Shire. Formerly part of Armidale Region, on 1 July 2019, responsibility for Tingha was transferred from Armidale Regional Council to Inverell Shire Council. The town is 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Inverell and 629 kilometres (391 mi) north-north-east of Sydney. Tingha is an Aboriginal word for "flat or level".

Inverell Shire Local government area in New South Wales, Australia

Inverell Shire is a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia adjacent to the Macintyre River and the Gwydir Highway.

The village is several kilometres from the locality of Old Mill and both are old tin mining villages with remnants of the mining past still visible in places and fossicking still carried on in local creek beds.

The main industries are mining, timber, fossicking and agriculture. Several varieties of gems can be found in the Stannifer fossicking area, including jellybeans, quartz and grass stone.

History

Stannifer Post Office opened on 1 October 1880 and closed in 1973. [2]

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References

"Inverell Shire Information", c.1981

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stannifer (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 March 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.