Collingullie

Collingullie
New South Wales
General Store at Collingullie
Collingullie is located in New South Wales
Collingullie
Collingullie
Coordinates35°5′19″S 147°7′44″E / 35.08861°S 147.12889°E / -35.08861; 147.12889
Population258 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2650
Elevation182 m (597 ft)
Location
LGA(s)City of Wagga Wagga
CountyMitchell
State electorate(s)Wagga Wagga
Federal division(s)Riverina
CollingulliePark

Collingullie (/ˈkɒlɪnɡʌli/ KOL-in-gul-ee) is a village 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The village is located on the Sturt Highway, between Wagga Wagga and Narrandera, at the crossroads with the road to Lockhart.

At the 2021 census, Collingullie had a population of 258 people.[3] The name, Collingullie, could have derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'boggy ground'.[4]

Collingullie Post Office opened on 1 August 1879 and closed in 1982.[5] The town's school, Collingullie Public School which has 56 students, is located on Urana Street.[6]

In recent years the tiny village of Collingullie has produced two Australian Football League draftees – Matthew Kennedy and Harry Perryman, both playing for the Greater Western Sydney Football Club.[7]

Bridge over Murrumbidgee River on Millwood to Collingullie road

References

  1. ^ Archived 28 June 2022 at abs.gov.au (Error: unknown archive URL)
  2. ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "2021 Collingullie, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Collingullie". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 July 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Collingullie Public School". New South Wales Public Schools. Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  7. ^ The tiny NSW village producing AFL stars. The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 May 2017

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