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Currawarna

Coordinates: 35°01′S 147°04′E / 35.017°S 147.067°E / -35.017; 147.067
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Currawarna
New South Wales
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Currawarna is located in New South Wales
Currawarna
Currawarna
Coordinates35°01′S 147°04′E / 35.017°S 147.067°E / -35.017; 147.067
Population189 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2650
Elevation180 m (591 ft)
Location
LGA(s)City of Wagga Wagga
CountyBourke
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 of Millwood and 32 kilometres south of Coolamon. At the 2016 census, Currawarna had a population of 189 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

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Currawarna (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Currawarna". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 24 January 2021
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