- Cabramurra, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Cabramurra
state = nsw
caption = Cabramurra town, afternoon in summer, looking north from the lookout.
lga = Tumut Shire
postcode = 2629
est = 1954
pop = 60
pop_footnotes= [census 2006 AUS|id=SSC16603|name=Cabramurra (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-03-31|quick=on]
elevation= 1475
maxtemp = 11.5
mintemp = 4.0
rainfall = 1701.8
stategov = Albury
fedgov = Eden-Monaro
dist1 = 503
location1=Sydney
dist2 = 223
location2=Canberra
dist3 = 109
location3= Cooma
dist4 = 110
location4= TumutCabramurra is the highest town on the
Australia ncontinent , situated at 1,488m AHD in the westernSnowy Mountains of theGreat Dividing Range , in the state ofNew South Wales . The name "Cabramurra" may be derived from Wiradjuri "gambirra marra", meaning "crooked hand". [cite book |last=McNicol |first=Sally |coauthors=Hosking, Dianne |year=1994 |chapter=Wiradjuri |title=Macquarie Aboriginal Words |location=Sydney |publisher=Macquarie Library |pages=97]Cabramurra was established in
1954 using prefabricatedhouse s, as part of theSnowy Mountains Scheme and associated Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme. An earliersurveying camp had been established there in1951 . The town was moved some 500m and 20m vertically to a more sheltered position, its current site, in1974 , leaving the original site as the lookout.Cabramurra is a '
company town ', being the place of residence for workers in the nearby Tumut 2hydro-electric power station and electrical switching yards, and Tumut Pondagedam .The town has 48 houses, a
general store andpetrol station ,primary school ,pub (tavern ), indoorswimming pool , downhill ski slope, andtennis courts. The nearest small towns for other shopping are Adaminaby, New South Wales and Tumut; the nearest large towns (that is, with ahospital ) are Wagga Wagga, Tumbarumba and Cooma. Emergency evacuation can be conducted byhelicopter .In
winter , the town can be covered bysnow for 3-4 months. This has dictated the building design with a very highly pitched roof for the houses. The town's downhill ski run was the first in Australia to have lighting installed to allow night use.The town is located within the boundaries of
Kosciuszko National Park , on the road between Kiandra on the Snowy Mountains Highway to the north and Khancoban, another hydro-electric power site. The road is kept open to Kiandra by snow plough during winter, also serving theSelwyn snowfields resort . The road south of the dam is closed to traffic.References
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