Walla Walla, New South Wales

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


caption = Zion Lutheran Church
lga = Greater Hume
postcode = 2659
est =
pop = 590 (2001 census)
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
county = Hume
stategov = Albury
fedgov = Division of Farrer
dist1 = 540
location1= Sydney
dist2 = 348
location2= Melbourne
dist3 = 39
location3= Albury
dist4 = 26
location4= Culcairn

Walla Walla is a town in Greater Hume Shire Council in New South Wales, Australia. It is about 39 km north of Albury-Wodonga and 130 km south of Wagga Wagga.

Walla Walla had a population of 590 people in 2001. Census 2001 AUS|id=UCL180200|name=Walla Walla (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-06-30|quick=on] In summer Walla Walla has an average high of 31°c and a low of 13°c during winter it has a high of 12°c and a low of 2°c, although maximum temperatures can reach the mid 40s and the area often experiences frosts during winter. cite web
publisher = Australian Explorer
title=Walla Walla
url = http://www.australianexplorer.com/walla_walla.htm
accessdate = 2007-02-09 ]

It is the home of the Walla Walla Football Club which is a club within the Hume Football Association. Walla has many other sports available such as netball, tennis, lawn bowls, croquet, cricket and a local swimming pool. It is also the home of St Paul's College, the only Lutheran secondary school in NSW. The school offers an equine program, with many students keeping horses in the adjacent equine centre, as well as agricultural studies [cite web
publisher = Lutheran Education Australia
title=LEA Schools Directory
url = http://www.lea.org.au/national/school.asp?ssid=10
accessdate = 2007-02-09 ] and has the largest Lutheran church in New South Wales.
cite web
publisher = Greater Hume Shire Council
title=Walla Walla
url = http://www.humeshire.nsw.gov.au/about/3918.html
accessdate = 2007-02-09 ]

History

In 1869 Walla Walla was established when 56 German families moved from the Barossa Valley in South Australia to take up land granted to them by the New South Wales Government.

Trivia

In UK Big Brother 8 fake housemate Pauline (Played by actress Thaila Zucchi) claimed she was from Walla Walla.Fact|date=August 2007.

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