Muttama, New South Wales

Muttama New South Wales
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Muttama
Postcode:	2722
Coordinates:	34°48′10″S 148°7′1″E / 34.80278°S 148.11694°E / -34.80278; 148.11694Coordinates: 34°48′10″S 148°7′1″E / 34.80278°S 148.11694°E / -34.80278; 148.11694
Elevation:	357 m (1,171 ft)
Location:	24 km (15 mi) from Cootamundra 17 km (11 mi) from Coolac
LGA:	Gundagai Shire Council
County:	Harden
State District:	Burrinjuck
Federal Division:	Hume

Muttama is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 24 kilometres south from Cootamundra and 17 kilometres north from Coolac.

The name Muttama is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "like it" or "take it".^[1]

Muttama Reef Post Office opened on 1 February 1876, was renamed Muttama in 1889, and closed on 12 October 1979.^[2]

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  Muttama Hall

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  Muttama Uniting Church

References

1. ^ NSW Geographical Names Board
2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=, retrieved 21 February 2011 

External links

• Muttama Railway Siding