Currawarna

Currawarna New South Wales
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Currawarna
Population:	248 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode:	2650
Coordinates:	35°0′54″S 147°4′23″E / 35.015°S 147.07306°E / -35.015; 147.07306Coordinates: 35°0′54″S 147°4′23″E / 35.015°S 147.07306°E / -35.015; 147.07306
Elevation:	180 m (591 ft)
Location:	6 km (4 mi) from Millwood 32 km (20 mi) from Coolamon
LGA:	City of Wagga Wagga
County:	Bourke
State District:	Wagga Wagga

Currawarna is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 6 kilometres north west from Millwood and 32 kilometres south from Coolamon. At the 2006 census, Currawarna had a population of 248 people.^[1]

The place name Currawarna is derived from the Wiradjuri aboriginal language meaning "Pine tree".^[2]

Currawarna Post Office opened on 1 August 1899 and closed in 1979. ^[3]

Currawarna River Winery & Restaurants

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Currawarna (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC16925&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 
2. ^ NSW Geographical Names Board
3. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=, retrieved 2009-06-11