Currawarna

Currawarna
New South Wales

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Currawarna
Coordinates 35°01′S 147°04′E / 35.017°S 147.067°E / -35.017; 147.067Coordinates: 35°01′S 147°04′E / 35.017°S 147.067°E / -35.017; 147.067
Population 248 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2650
Elevation 180 m (591 ft)
Location
LGA(s) City of Wagga Wagga
County Bourke
State electorate(s) Wagga Wagga

Currawarna is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 6 kilometres north west from Millwood and 32 kilometres south from Coolamon. At the 2006 census, Currawarna had a population of 248 people.[1]

The place name Currawarna is derived from the Wiradjuri aboriginal language meaning "pine tree".[2]

Currawarna Post Office opened on 1 August 1899 and closed in 1979.[3]

Currawarna River Winery & restaurants

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Currawarna (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Currawarna". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2009-06-11

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