Gundagai
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]
| 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. | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°03′57″S 148°06′28″E / 35.065885°S 148.107695°ECoordinates: 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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The bushranger, Captain Moonlight, is buried in the Gundagai Cemetery.
Gundagai Media
Yarri and Jacky Jacky The Great Flood of 1852 sculpture
Sheridan Street scene in the early twentieth century; photograph by Dr Louis Gabriel
Railway station at Gundagai, New South Wales
Memorial to Yarri in the Gundagai cemetery
Monuments to policemen in Gundagai cemetery
Court House, completed in 1859, was one of the first stone buildings to be erected after the floods of 1852. The interior was originally of red cedar but was destroyed by a fire in 1943 and it was rebuilt with mountain ash. The monument in front of the building is a Boer War memorial.
The Prince Alfred Bridge crosses the Murrumbidgee River at Gundagai, photographed c. 1885.
The Prince Alfred Bridge; part of the old Hume Highway
Statue of the Dog on the Tuckerbox at Snake Gully, five miles from Gundagai. The statue was unveiled by the then Prime Minister Joseph Lyons in 1932 as a tribute to pioneers.
References
- ↑ "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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