Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales

Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type=town
name = Lake Cargelligo
state = nsw


caption = Main street
postcode =
pop = approx. 1204
state = nsw
fedgov =
stategov =
lga = Lachlan Shire
dist1 =
dist2 =

Lake Cargelligo is a town of 1,204 (2001) in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, on Lake Cargelligo. It is in Lachlan Shire. Its name is said to be a corruption of the Aboriginal word 'Kartjellakoo' meaning 'he had a coolamon'. A coolamon is a shallow wooden dish. Alternatively it is derived from Wiradhuri and Ngiyambaa 'gajal' for water container with suffix 'lugu' for 'her' or 'his' [cite web
title = Lake Cargelligo
publisher = Geographical Names Board of New South Wales
url = http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=anqwWyKmMn
accessdate = 2006-10-28
] . In 2001 it had an indigenous population of 220 (18.0%) and a foreign born population of 45 (3.7%) [Census 2001 AUS|id=UCL145400|name=Lake Cargelligo (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-06-30] . The explorers, John Oxley and George Evans, followed the Lachlan River down to Lake Cargelligo in 1817.

Transport

The railway from Cootamundra to Wyalong was extended to Lake Cargelligo in 1917. [ [http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Lake+Cargelligo&line=NSW:lake_cargelligo:0 Lake Cargelligi Railway Station] . NSWrail.net. Accessed 4 April 2008.] The railway station opened as 'Cargelligo' in 1917 and was renamed 'Lake Cargelligo' in 1919. Rail-motor passenger services operated to the town until 1983. [ Banger, C. "The Intercapital Daylight, 1956-1991" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Vol 52 No. 764. June 2001] .

Lake Cargelligo Central School

Lake Cargelligo Central School (LCCS) is a K-12 public school situated in Lake Cargelligo. The principal is Margaret Chamen and the acting Deputy Principal is Michael Brigden. The School is located on Canada St with a view of Lake Cargelligo from the playground. The school was recently one of 74 schools selected to get additional funding to assist students from disadavantaged backgrounds. [cite web
title = Funding Boost
publisher = NSW Department of Education and Training
url = https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/newsroom/yr2006/oct/funding_boost.htm
accessdate = 2006-10-28
] .Approximately 260 students attend currently (2006)

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