Merriwagga is a town in the northern part of the Riverina region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is situated by road, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north west of Goolgowi and 42 kilometres (26 mi) south of Hillston on the Kidman Way in NSW.[2] At the 2011 census, it has a population of 169.[1] The main industry is agriculture.[3]
The village was surveyed and gazetted on 4 April 1924[4] and is laid out in an irregular rectangular pattern. It is surrounded by the Merriwagga State Forest, a loosely mallee-forested area of approximately 15 square kilometres (5.8 sq mi).[5] Merriwagga Post Office opened on 26 May 1924.[6]
Merriwagga railway station lies between Goolgowi station and Goorawin station. It is dominated by three massive grain silos and two grain receival depots. The Black Stump Hotel across the road boasts the tallest bar in Australia,[4] it was established in 1926.[7] The name relates to the Black Stump Story telling of the death of Mrs. Barbara Blain. She burnt to death in March 1886 at Black Stump Tank, approximately halfway between Merriwagga and Gunbar. Her story and the life of the early pioneer women is commemorated in the Memorial to Pioneer Woman of the Merriwagga District, situated next to the picnic area between Black Stump Hotel and the grain receival depots.
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Black Stump Trading Post
Merriwagga Railway Station sign (relocated)
Silos and grain elevators
Soldiers' Memorial Uniting Church
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^ abAustralian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Merriwagga (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
merriwagga, town, northern, part, riverina, region, australian, state, south, wales, situated, road, about, kilometres, north, west, goolgowi, kilometres, south, hillston, kidman, 2011, census, population, main, industry, agriculture, south, walesblack, stump,. Merriwagga is a town in the northern part of the Riverina region of the Australian state of New South Wales It is situated by road about 20 kilometres 12 mi north west of Goolgowi and 42 kilometres 26 mi south of Hillston on the Kidman Way in NSW 2 At the 2011 census it has a population of 169 1 The main industry is agriculture 3 Merriwagga New South WalesBlack Stump HotelMerriwaggaCoordinates33 49 12 S 145 37 20 E 33 82000 S 145 62222 E 33 82000 145 62222Population107 2016 census 1 Postcode s 2652Elevation98 m 322 ft Location643 km 400 mi W of Sydney70 km 43 mi NW of Griffith40 km 25 mi S of HillstonLGA s Carrathool ShireCountyNicholsonState electorate s MurrayFederal division s Riverina The village was surveyed and gazetted on 4 April 1924 4 and is laid out in an irregular rectangular pattern It is surrounded by the Merriwagga State Forest a loosely mallee forested area of approximately 15 square kilometres 5 8 sq mi 5 Merriwagga Post Office opened on 26 May 1924 6 Merriwagga railway station lies between Goolgowi station and Goorawin station It is dominated by three massive grain silos and two grain receival depots The Black Stump Hotel across the road boasts the tallest bar in Australia 4 it was established in 1926 7 The name relates to the Black Stump Story telling of the death of Mrs Barbara Blain She burnt to death in March 1886 at Black Stump Tank approximately halfway between Merriwagga and Gunbar Her story and the life of the early pioneer women is commemorated in the Memorial to Pioneer Woman of the Merriwagga District situated next to the picnic area between Black Stump Hotel and the grain receival depots Gallery edit nbsp Black Stump Trading Post nbsp Merriwagga Railway Station sign relocated nbsp Silos and grain elevators nbsp Soldiers Memorial Uniting ChurchReferences edit a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 31 October 2012 Merriwagga State Suburb 2011 Census QuickStats Retrieved 30 March 2015 nbsp Carrathool Shire Council Merriwagga Map Carrathool Shire Council Merriwagga Fact Sheet Archived 2009 07 03 at the Wayback Machine a b Carrathool Shire Council Merriwagga Archived 2010 05 10 at the Wayback Machine www geonames org Merriwagga Premier Postal History Post Office List retrieved 11 June 2009 The Black Stump Hotel Merriwagga NSWExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Merriwagga at Wikimedia Commons Merriwagga Railway Siding Long Term Crop Rotation amp Tillage Systems Trial Central West Farming Systems CWFS Merriwagga Regional Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Merriwagga amp oldid 1176751414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
