The village was formerly known as Dry River (a name linked to the nearby Dry River) until the early 1900s, and was later known as "Quaamaa"; the present spelling was assigned in 1999.[2] Many of Quaama's important community buildings have a long history: the Quaama Public School was founded in 1877,[3] the School of Arts was established in 1902,[4] and the local Anglican church celebrated its centenary in 2007.[5] Quaama also has a general store with a post office, and a bushfire brigade.[4][6]
It is also the hometown of Australian international netball player Susan Pratley.[7] In the bushfires of 2019 homes and rural properties and livestock were destroyed.
quaama, south, wales, quaama, village, bega, valley, shire, south, coast, region, south, wales, australia, village, located, along, princes, highway, between, cobargo, brogo, north, town, bega, resident, population, 2016, census, quaama, south, walesquaamacoor. Quaama is a village in the Bega Valley Shire in the South Coast region of New South Wales Australia The village is located along the Princes Highway between Cobargo and Brogo 30 km north of the town of Bega It had a resident population of 281 at the 2016 Census 1 Quaama New South WalesQuaamaCoordinates36 27 53 S 149 52 08 E 36 46472 S 149 86889 E 36 46472 149 86889Population281 2016 census 1 Postcode s 2550LGA s Bega Valley ShireState electorate s BegaFederal division s Eden Monaro The village was formerly known as Dry River a name linked to the nearby Dry River until the early 1900s and was later known as Quaamaa the present spelling was assigned in 1999 2 Many of Quaama s important community buildings have a long history the Quaama Public School was founded in 1877 3 the School of Arts was established in 1902 4 and the local Anglican church celebrated its centenary in 2007 5 Quaama also has a general store with a post office and a bushfire brigade 4 6 It is also the hometown of Australian international netball player Susan Pratley 7 In the bushfires of 2019 homes and rural properties and livestock were destroyed References edit a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Quaama State Suburb 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 4 February 2018 nbsp Quaama Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW Geographical Names Board of New South Wales Retrieved 25 November 2011 nbsp Quaama Public School Our School Retrieved 25 November 2011 a b AusEmade Travel Information Destination Guide Quaama NSW Retrieved 25 November 2011 Bega District Diary Bega District News 7 December 2007 Retrieved 25 November 2011 New station for Quaama brigade Bega District News 15 November 2011 Retrieved 25 November 2011 Humble beginnings of a shooting star The Sydney Morning Herald 25 November 2011 Retrieved 25 November 2011 External links editQuaama community website Quaama Progress Association nbsp This South Coast geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Quaama New South Wales amp oldid 999762334, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
