Wanganella, New South Wales
Wanganella /ˈwæŋɡənɛlə/ is a village community on the Billabong Creek in New South Wales, Australia. The settlement is on the Cobb Highway, located between Hay (to the north) and Deniliquin (to the south). Wanganella is within the Edward River Council local government area. At the 2016 census, Wanganella had a population of 30.[1]
| Wanganella New South Wales | |
|---|---|
 Lang Street, the main street of Wanganella | |
  Wanganella | |
| Coordinates | 35°11′S 144°48′E |
| Population | 30 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2710 |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Edward River Council |
| County | Townsend |
| State electorate(s) | Murray |
| Federal Division(s) | Farrer |
History
Land was subdivided at Wanganella and in 1864 allotments were sold. A traveller passing through Wanganella in mid-1865 described the township as consisting "of two public houses, a blacksmith’s shop, and a shoemaker’s shop"; he also stated that "a neat bridge" had been erected over Billabong Creek.[2] Another report from 1865 stated there were twenty-five persons living at Wanganella, which had two inns, two stores and two butchers' shops.[3]
Climate
Climate records have been kept for Wanganella since 1867. Temperature extremes are quite marked over the full year: the average maximum temperature in February is 31.6 °C (88.9 °F) and the average minimum temperature in July is 3.6 °C (38.5 °F). The average annual rainfall at Wanganella is 366.3 millimetres (14.4 in).[4]
| Climate data for Wanganella | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.6 (1.05) |
27.3 (1.07) |
29.9 (1.18) |
27.1 (1.07) |
34.9 (1.37) |
35.5 (1.40) |
30.7 (1.21) |
32.1 (1.26) |
32.2 (1.27) |
33.8 (1.33) |
27.0 (1.06) |
27.2 (1.07) |
364.4 (14.35) |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||
References
- Based on the resident population of meshblocks 10231240000, 10231373000, and 11205702900 from 2074.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Mesh Block Counts, Australia, 2016
- ’A Tour in the Riverine District’ (letter to the editor), Sydney Morning Herald, 13 July 1865, p. 2.
- 'The Western Riverina: A History of Its Development' by James Jervis (Royal Australian Historical Society Journal and Proceedings Vol. XXXVIII 1952), p. 185 (citing Sydney Morning Herald, 4 November 1865).
- Wanganella ("Zara" station) climate averages, Bureau of Meteorology.
- "Climate statistics for". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
External links
Media related to Wanganella, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons
