Wallendbeen, New South Wales

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Wallendbeen
New South Wales
Postcode: 2588
LGA: Cootamundra Shire Council
State District: Burrinjuck
Federal Division: Riverina
Milestones sculptures at Wallendbeen
Milestones sculptures at Wallendbeen
Streetscape at Wallendbeen
Streetscape at Wallendbeen

Wallendbeen is a small town (population: 575 [1]) in New South Wales, Australia, administered by Cootamundra Shire Council. It is at the intersection of the Olympic Highway and the Burley Griffin Way and on the Sydney–Melbourne railway, opened to Wallendbeen in 1877. Wheat is an important industry for the area. It has a fine oval, which has supported a cricket club since 1887.[2] It is rapidly becoming a dormitory suburb of Cootamundra.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Places in Australia that start with Wal. Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved on 2006-11-05. Comment: this probably includes surrounding rural areas.
  2. ^ Wallendbeen. Australian Explorer. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.

Coordinates: 34°32′S, 148°09′E

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