Currawarna | |
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 Entering Currawarna | |
  Currawarna | |
| Coordinates: 35°01′S 147°04′E / 35.017°S 147.067°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 189 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 2650 |
| County | Bourke |
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]
Notes and references
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Currawarna (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "Currawarna". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 24 January 2021
External links
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