Wallendbeen

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Wallendbeen
New South Wales
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Wallendbeen
Coordinates 34°32′0″S148°09′0″E / 34.53333°S 148.15000°E / -34.53333; 148.15000 Coordinates: 34°32′0″S148°09′0″E / 34.53333°S 148.15000°E / -34.53333; 148.15000
Population260 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2588
Location
LGA(s) Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council
State electorate(s) Cootamundra
Federal Division(s) Hume

Wallendbeen is a small town in southern New South Wales, Australia, administered by Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council. At the 2011 census, Wallendbeen and the surrounding area had a population of 305. [2] The town's name is derived from an aboriginal word for "stony hill". [3]

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The town is located on the intersection of the Olympic Highway and the Burley Griffin Way and on the Sydney–Melbourne railway, opened to Wallendbeen in 1877. Wheat is an important industry for the area. It has a fine oval, which has supported a cricket club since 1887. [4] The Wallendbeen Cricket Club was last captained by Tom Grace, the third generation of his family to hold the title. [5] Wallendbeen Post Office opened on 1 July 1885. [6] The Baldry Shield, a sports carnival for small primary schools in the area, is held in Wallendbeen annually. [7]

From 1895 to 1935 the town had its own local government, the Municipality of Wallendbeen, with its own municipal council and mayor. It was eventually absorbed into Jindalee Shire and Demondrille Shire. [8]

It is now becoming a dormitory suburb of Cootamundra.[ citation needed ]

Notable residents

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Wallendbeen information sign (2016)
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Mackay Park , Wallendbeen

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wallendbeen (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 February 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wallendbeen (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 April 2015. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ "Wallendbeen". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 August 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ "Wallendbeen". Australian Explorer. Retrieved 9 February 2007.
  5. ↑ Grace brothers follow family tradition The Young Witness 25 vJanuary 2016
  6. ↑ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List" . Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Having a blast for the Baldry Shield Cootamindra Herald 20 October 2014
  8. ↑ "Wallendbeen". Gold Trails. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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