Temora, New South Wales

Temora, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Temora
state = nsw


caption = Temora Court House. Constructed in 1902
lga = Temora Shire Council
county = Bland
parish = Bundawarrah
postcode = 2666
pop = 4,086 (2006 census)
est =
elevation= 302
maxtemp = 22.3
mintemp = 8.8
rainfall = 529.5
stategov = Murrumbidgee
fedgov =
dist1 = 418
location1= Sydney
dist2 = 97
location2= Wagga Wagga
dist3 = 56
location3= Junee

Temora is a town located in north east part of the Riverina area of New South Wales, 418 kilometres south west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2006 census the population of Temora was 4,086.Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL173200|name=Temora (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2008-09-08|quick=on]

History

Temora started as a pastoral station in 1847. Gold was discovered later in the area, and a small village established. A railway line came to Temora in 1897. In the early twentieth century, Temora was among a number of places in New South Wales settled by people of German origin. [cite web | last = Nutting | first = David | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2001 | url = http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/dnuttIng/GermanAustralia/e/nsw-setl.htm | title = German Settlement in New South Wales in the 19th Century | work = German Australia | publisher = David Nutting through Aussie SchoolHouse - Teachers on the Web | accessdate = 2006-09-22]

Temora today

The Temora area has a variety of agricultural and farming industries including wheat and canola and sheep. It has the second largest honey producer in Australia.

Aviation is well represented with the Temora Aero Club located at Temora Airport. The Aero Club caters for GA, RAA and Gliding flying and instruction.

Skydive Temora also operates at the airport providing Tandem Skydives as well as solo and advanced skydiving training courses.

The town is also the location for the Temora Aviation Museum, which has a large range of aircraft, including Australia's only two flying Spitfires [cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/aircraft/Spitfire.cfm | title = Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII | format = html | work = History | publisher = Temora Aviation Museum | accessdate = 2006-09-21] [cite web | last = Lewis | first = Daniel | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/shopping-baron-launches-spitfire-on-southwestern-front/2006/09/15/1157827160807.html | title = Shopping baron launches Spitfire on south-western front | format = html | publisher = Sydney Morning Herald | accessdate = 2006-09-21] . The town also has a rural museum.

Temora has been reported as being the friendliest town in New South Wales, following a series of mentions in the Sydney Morning Herald's Column 8, which organised a bus trip to the town for Sydney readers in 2005. [ cite news
title = Column 8
author=Column 8 Editorial team
publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald
date=2006-12-28
accessdate=2007-01-01]

Temora High SchoolDemographics: Temora High School a comprehensive high school located in a rural setting. It was established in 1952. Temora High School has an outstanding record of achievement both academic and sporting, consistently achieving some of the best HSC results in the Riverina. In 2003, Temora High School was awarded a Director-General’s Excellence Award for Senior School Achievement and Support.

Notable people

*Trent Barrett, Australian rugby league footballer currently playing for Wigan.
*Brett Firman, Australian rugby league footballer.
*Todd Payten, Australian rugby league footballer, currently playing for Wests Tigers.
*Mark Kerry, Olympic gold medal swimmer, member of the "Quietly Confident Quartet"

Notes and References

* [http://www.rrdb.com.au/rivprofile/temora.htm Riverina Regional Development Board - Temora Profile]

External links

* [http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/temora.html Arts Monash gazetter]
* [http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/ Temora Aviation Museum]
* [http://www.temora.nsw.gov.au/ Temora Shire]
* [http://www.skydivetemora.com.au Skydive Temora]
* [http://www.temoraaeroclub.com/ Temora Aero Club] [http://www.flickr.com/groups/tam/ Flickr - Temora Aviation]


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