The name is an Aboriginal word for "a high place", and was originally the name for a nearby farm operated by pastoralist John Brown in the 1840s.[2] The land had previously been part of a 313,000-acre (1,270 km2) grant to the Australian Agricultural Company in 1834 and had been used to graze 6,000 sheep.[3]
The village of Attunga was gazetted in 1847[4] but early settlement appears to have been slow. The first recorded burials at the Attunga Cemetery date from 1872 with the earliest inscriptions dated 1881.[5]BHP opened a limestone quarry there in 1919.[6]
Population growth remained slow until the mid-twentieth century. The current population of 633 includes families of commuters to Tamworth. Services in Attunga currently include a primary school, supermarket, hotel and sports ground, and rural fire service headquarters.
The late English singer-songwriter Max Bygraves owned "Attunga Park", an 84-hectare farm near the town of Murwillumbah.
Industriesedit
The main industries are sheep and cattle farming, and limestone mining from a mine to the east of the town. The town abuts the Attunga State Forest, a popular walking and camping destination.[7]
Recent drought conditions have caused bank erosion along Attunga Creek, as a result of stock movements across and along the creek bed. In 2006 the town of Attunga received funding for a major program of bank stabilisation and revegetation to restrict stock movements to defined corridors near the waterway.[8]
Mobile Phone Blackspot Programedit
Vodafone will serve the town and surrounding area with mobile phone service as part of the National Blackspot Program from Q4 2016.
Referencesedit
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Attunga (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
^. Australian Cemeteries Index. August 2006. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
^"NEWS OF THE NORTH. - New Railway Line for Attunga". Daily Observer (Tamworth, NSW : 1917 - 1920). 8 May 1919. p. 1. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^"Information Guide to Attunga". The Northern NSW Regional Internet Site. November 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
^. Hansard, Parliament of Australia. February 2006. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
January 01, 1970
attunga, south, wales, attunga, small, farming, community, england, region, south, wales, australia, attunga, south, walesattungalocation, south, walescoordinates30, 92944, 84500, 92944, 84500population633, 2006, census, postcode, 2345elevation374, location20,. Attunga is a small farming community in the New England region of New South Wales Australia Attunga New South WalesAttungaLocation in New South WalesCoordinates30 55 46 S 150 50 42 E 30 92944 S 150 84500 E 30 92944 150 84500Population633 2006 census 1 Postcode s 2345Elevation374 m 1 227 ft Location20 km 12 mi nw of Tamworth30 km 19 mi from ManillaLGA s Tamworth Regional CouncilState electorate s TamworthFederal division s New England Contents 1 History 2 Industries 3 Environmental issues 4 Mobile Phone Blackspot Program 5 ReferencesHistory editThe name is an Aboriginal word for a high place and was originally the name for a nearby farm operated by pastoralist John Brown in the 1840s 2 The land had previously been part of a 313 000 acre 1 270 km2 grant to the Australian Agricultural Company in 1834 and had been used to graze 6 000 sheep 3 The village of Attunga was gazetted in 1847 4 but early settlement appears to have been slow The first recorded burials at the Attunga Cemetery date from 1872 with the earliest inscriptions dated 1881 5 BHP opened a limestone quarry there in 1919 6 Population growth remained slow until the mid twentieth century The current population of 633 includes families of commuters to Tamworth Services in Attunga currently include a primary school supermarket hotel and sports ground and rural fire service headquarters The late English singer songwriter Max Bygraves owned Attunga Park an 84 hectare farm near the town of Murwillumbah Industries editThe main industries are sheep and cattle farming and limestone mining from a mine to the east of the town The town abuts the Attunga State Forest a popular walking and camping destination 7 The town was served by the Barraba branch railway line until the local station was closed in 1985 Environmental issues editRecent drought conditions have caused bank erosion along Attunga Creek as a result of stock movements across and along the creek bed In 2006 the town of Attunga received funding for a major program of bank stabilisation and revegetation to restrict stock movements to defined corridors near the waterway 8 Mobile Phone Blackspot Program editVodafone will serve the town and surrounding area with mobile phone service as part of the National Blackspot Program from Q4 2016 References edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 25 October 2007 Attunga State Suburb 2006 Census QuickStats Retrieved 9 November 2007 Attunga Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW Geographical Names Board of New South Wales nbsp Tamworth s History The Beginning of European Settlement 1800 1850 Tamworth Regional Council November 2007 Archived from the original on 18 June 2005 Retrieved 9 November 2007 Attunga Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW Geographical Names Board of New South Wales Retrieved 9 November 2007 nbsp Attunga General Cemetery Australian Cemeteries Index August 2006 Archived from the original on 6 June 2008 Retrieved 9 November 2007 NEWS OF THE NORTH New Railway Line for Attunga Daily Observer Tamworth NSW 1917 1920 8 May 1919 p 1 Retrieved 25 September 2020 Information Guide to Attunga The Northern NSW Regional Internet Site November 2007 Retrieved 9 November 2007 Question on Notice Envirofund funding Hansard Parliament of Australia February 2006 Archived from the original on 24 May 2011 Retrieved 2007 11 09 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Attunga New South Wales amp oldid 1003152047, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
