Wapengo, New South Wales
Wapengo is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire of New South Wales, Australia.[2] At the 2016 census, Wapengo had a population of 69.[1]
| Wapengo New South Wales | |
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.jpg.webp) Coastal scenery, Ness property | |
  Wapengo | |
| Coordinates | 36°36′00″S 149°59′00″E |
| Population | 69 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2550 |
| Location | 17 km (11 mi) NE of Bega |
| LGA(s) | Bega Valley Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Bega |
| Federal Division(s) | Eden-Monaro |
It adjoins Wapengo Lake, which has been home to oyster farming operations since the 1890s.[3]
Wapengo Public School operated from 1881 to 1925. It was half-time with Cuttagee from October 1893 to January 1895 and with Murrah from January 1905 to September 1907.[4]
Wapengo Post Office opened on 1 July 1919 and closed on 23 July 1971.[5]
Historian Manning Clark and his linguist wife Dymphna Clark lived on a property at Wapengo, "Ness" for many years.[6] A portrait of Manning Clark at Wapengo is on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.[7]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wapengo, New South Wales. |
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wapengo (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Extract". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- "Producer to plate: Wapengo Rocks Wild Organic Oysters". Canberra Times. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- "School history database search". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Wapengo". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- "Ness Property". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00519. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Portrait of Manning Clark at Wapengo NSW, 1972 by Arthur Boyd". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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