Wollogorang

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Wollogorang
New South Wales

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Wollogorang homestead
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Wollogorang
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 34°52′57″S149°31′02″E / 34.88250°S 149.51722°E / -34.88250; 149.51722 Coordinates: 34°52′57″S149°31′02″E / 34.88250°S 149.51722°E / -34.88250; 149.51722
Population 67 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2581
Location
LGA(s)
Region Southern Tablelands
County Argyle
Parish
State electorate(s) Goulburn
Federal Division(s) Hume
Localities around Wollogorang:
Breadalbane Parkesbourne Yarra
Breadalbane Wollogorang Yarra
Collector Currawang Currawang

Wollogorang is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire and Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. A small part of the locality is in Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council. It is located about 35 km southwest of Goulburn and 61 km northeast of Canberra. [2] It lies on both sides of the Federal Highway and on the southern side of the Hume Highway. They intersect nearby to the northeast in the locality of Yarra. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 67. [1]

Upper Lachlan Shire Local government area in New South Wales, Australia

Upper Lachlan Shire is a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in February 2004 from Crookwell Shire and parts of Mulwaree, Gunning and Yass Shires.

Goulburn Mulwaree Council Local government area in New South Wales, Australia

Goulburn Mulwaree Council is a local government area located in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Hume Highway and the Southern Highlands railway line. The estimated resident population of the area stood at 29,609 on 2016 census.

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A significant natural feature of the locality is the Wollogorang Lagoon. Wollogorang Road and Thornford Road are other roads in the area.

History

The Wologorong area was first inhabited by the Gundungurra people [3] and by the mid 1840s the NSW colonial government had granted numerous land grants in area, beginning white settlement.

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Wollogorang, New South Wales Town in New South Wales, Australia

Wollogorang is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire and Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. A small part of the locality is in Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council. It is located about 35 km southwest of Goulburn and 61 km northeast of Canberra. It lies on both sides of the Federal Highway and on the southern side of the Hume Highway. They intersect nearby to the northeast in the locality of Yarra. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 67.

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wollogorang". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2017. Blue pencil.svg
  2. ↑ "Wollogorang". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Gandangara (NSW)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN   978-0-708-10741-6.
  4. ↑ "Wollogorang Homestead, Goulburn, NSW - October 1987". Flickr. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Wainwright, Robert Wainright (2014). Sheila: The Australian Beauty Who Bewitched British Society. Allen & Unwin. ISBN   9781743311318.
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