Numeralla

Numeralla is a village in Snowy Monaro Region of New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] In 2016, the population of the village and its surrounding area was 258.[4] The village was known as Umaralla until 1972.[5]

Numeralla
New South Wales
Numeralla
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates36°10′37.3″S 149°20′41.5″E
Population258 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2630
Location
LGA(s)Snowy Monaro Regional Council
RegionMonaro
CountyBeresford
ParishNumeralla
State electorate(s)Monaro
Federal Division(s)Eden-Monaro
Localities around Numeralla:
Chakola Peak View Badja
Bunyan Numeralla Countegany
Cooma Kybeyan Tuross

Location

It is 400 km from Sydney and 23km east of Cooma, the nearest regional town. It is near the confluence of Numeralla River (until 1972 known as the Umaralla River[6][7]) and Big Badja River. It lies on the road from Cooma to Braidwood.

History

Aboriginal and early settler history

The area later known as Numeralla lies within the traditional lands of the Ngarigo people. Colonial settlers came into the district in the 1840s.[8] By 1850, the area was part of a large squatter's run called 'Numarella'.[9] Other settlers came as gold miners in the 1850s and 1860s.

It was reported in 1892 that there were just two of the 'Monaro tribe' (Ngarigo) remaining in the Monaro region. It is now believed some Ngarigo people survived colonisation by leaving the district, some merging with clans around Bega and Bermagui.[10]

Gold mining

Alluvial gold was found on the Numeralla River in 1858 and on the Big Badja river in 1861. In 1866, diggings extended for three miles along the Numeralla River. By 1868, only a few miners remained. Alluvial mining returned to the area between 1892 and 1897, using hydraulic mining.[6]

Village

The site for a village was gazetted on 16 July 1863..[11] It was proclaimed a village for a second time, in 1885, as a consequence of the Crown Lands Act 1884.[12][6] Originally named Umaralla, it was renamed Numeralla in 1972.[5]

Numeralla has had a post office since 1863.[8] The village's public school, which opened in 1877, only closed at the end of 2015.[13][6][14]

After mining, the rich river flats were used for some years to grow potatoes for the Monaro and Canberra markets.[8]

Present day

Numeralla is a peaceful village with limited facilities. The village has a public hall (Numeralla Digger's Memorial Hall, also known as Numeralla Hall),[15] a Catholic church[16] (All Saint's), a now disused Anglican church (St John's)[17] and a cemetery to the north of the village.[18][19]

The Numeralla Folk Festival takes place on the weekend closest to Australia Day each year.[20]

Reference section
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Colinton". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  2. "Numeralla". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Numeralla". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. "2016 Census QuickStats: Numeralla". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  5. "Map of the village of Umaralla and suburban lands [cartographic material]: Parishes of Umaralla and Undoo, County of Beresford, Land District of Cooma, Monaro Shire : within Eastern Division, N.S.W. ..." Trove. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  6. "Numeralla and District Activities Inc". www.numeralla.org.au. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  7. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 2001). 1972-04-28. p. 1505. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  8. Plowman, Suzannah (September 2007). "Cooma-Monaro Shire – Thematic History 1823-1945". Victoria Design & Management Pty Ltd. p. 22.
  9. Plowman, Suzannah (September 2007). "Thematic History 1823 – 1945, Cooma-Monaro Shire, New South Wales". Victoria Design & Management Pty Ltd. p. 13.
  10. Plowman, Suzannah (September 2007). "Thematic History 1823 – 1945, Cooma-Monaro Shire, New South Wales". Victoria Design & Management Pty Ltd. p. 6.
  11. "SITE FOR A VILLAGE". New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900). 1863-07-16. p. 1535. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  12. "Government Gazette Proclamations and Legislation". New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900). 1885-03-20. p. 1853. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  13. "The closure of public schools in New South Wales" (PDF). Select Committee on the Closure of Public Schools in New South Wales. October 2015. p. 5.
  14. "Numeralla". nswgovschoolhistory.cese.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  15. "Numeralla Hall, McLean Street, Numeralla". Eventfinda. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  16. "All Saints', Numeralla". The Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  17. Design, UBC Web. "St John's Anglican Church | Churches Australia". www.churchesaustralia.org. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  18. "Australian Cemeteries Index - Cemetery 1920 - Numeralla". austcemindex.com. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  19. "Numeralla Cemetery". www.australiancemeteries.com.au. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  20. Steve. "Numeralla Folk Festival - The little festival with the big heart". Numeralla Folk Festival. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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