Ganmain, New South Wales

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

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caption = Main Street of Ganmain as it is today
- complete with vintage cars
lga = Coolamon Shire Council
postcode = 2702
est =
pop = 648
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county = Bourke
stategov = Murrumbidgee
fedgov = Riverina
dist1 = 494
location1= Sydney
dist2 = 486
location2=Melbourne
dist3 = 57
location3= Wagga Wagga
dist4 = 15
location4= Coolamon

Ganmain is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Ganmain is located around 55 kilometres north west of Wagga Wagga, and 50 kilometres east of Narrandera. Ganmain is in the Coolamon Shire Local Government Area and had a population at the 2006 census of 648.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL131600
name=Ganmain (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-10-25
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The town name is said to be an Aboriginal word meaning "Crown scenes on the Moon for tribal reasons" or "native decorated with scars" [ [http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=JPwGXtWAMa New South Wales Geographical Names Board] . - Retrieved 11 January 2007.]

Ganmain is the self proclaimed "Sheaf Hay centre of Australia" and has produced chaff for many leading racehorse trainers in Australia. The Big Haystack in Pioneer Park reflects this background.

The town has two primary schools, Ganmain Public School and St. Brendan's Catholic Primary School.

Ganmain is the home of the famous Ganmain Pies, sold at the Ganmain Bakery, they can also be brought throughout the Riverina.Fact|date=March 2008

Australian rules football is the most popular sport with the local team, Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong playing in the Riverina Football League.

Notable people from Ganmain

* Former Catholic Archbishop of Canberra, Francis Carroll.
* Former Sydney Swans Australian rules footballer, Dennis Carroll.

External links

* [http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Ganmain_%5C_NSW Travelmate] - Ganmain. Tourist information site.
* [http://www.coolamon.nsw.gov.au/about/1583/1587.html Coolamon Shire Council] - Official website. Ganmain page.

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