Gundagai
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| Gundagai New South Wales | |||||||||
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 The town and the Murrumbidgee floodplain in July 2005. The Hume Highway can be seen in the middle distance. | |||||||||
  Gundagai Location in New South Wales | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°03′57″S 148°06′28″E / 35.065885°S 148.107695°E | ||||||||
| Population | 1,926 (2011 census) | ||||||||
| Established | 1838 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2722 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council | ||||||||
| County | Clarendon | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||
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Gundagai is a town in New South Wales, Australia. It is a small town, but authors often write about Gundagai. It is seen to be the typical Australian country town.[1] It is built on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River. It is near the Muniong and Yambla Mountain ranges. Gundagai is 390 km south-west of Sydney. Gundagai is part of the Gundagai Shire Council Local Government Area. In 2006 there were 1,998 people living in Gundagai.[2]
The bushranger, Captain Moonlight, is buried in the Gundagai Cemetery.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Gundagai". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Gundagai (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
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