Combaning, New South Wales

Combaning New South Wales
Silos at Combaning
Combaning
Population:	214[1]
Postcode:	2666
Coordinates:	34°27′31″S 147°40′56″E / 34.45861°S 147.68222°E / -34.45861; 147.68222Coordinates: 34°27′31″S 147°40′56″E / 34.45861°S 147.68222°E / -34.45861; 147.68222
Elevation:	303 m (994 ft)
Location:	409 km (254 mi) from Sydney 98 km (61 mi) from Wagga Wagga 13 km (8 mi) from Temora 3 km (2 mi) from Springdale [2]
LGA:	Temora Shire
County:	Bland
State District:	Murrumbidgee

Combaning is a rural community in the north east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 3 kilometres west from Springdale and 13 kilometres east from Temora. At the 2006 census, Combaning had a population of 214 people.^[1]

The place name Combaning is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning 'to hold water'.^[3]

Combaning railway station

A railway station on the branch line to Lake Cargelligo served the community between 1893 and 1975.^[4]

Preceding station		NSW Branch lines		Following station
Temora towards Lake Cargelligo		Lake Cargelligo Line		Springdale towards Cootamundra

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Combaning (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC16761&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 12 July 2009. 
2. ^ Travelmate
3. ^ NSW Geographical Names Board
4. ^ Combaning station. NSWrail.net, accessed 6 September 2009.