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{{Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb |
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| name = Kooringal |
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| city = Wagga Wagga |
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| state = nsw |
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| image = Kooringal-NSW.jpg |
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| caption = Suburb of Kooringal |
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| lga = [[City of Wagga Wagga]] |
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| postcode = 2560 |
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| pop = 7,422<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2006 AUS |
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| id = SSC17739 |
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| name = Kooringal (State Suburb) |
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| quick = on |
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| accessdate = 2008-06-29}}</ref> |
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Wagga Wagga|Wagga Wagga]] |
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| fedgov = [[Division of Riverina|Riverina]] |
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| near-nw = [[Turvey Park, New South Wales|Turvey Park]] |
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| near-n = [[Wagga Wagga, New South Wales|Wagga Wagga]] |
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| near-ne = [[East Wagga Wagga, New South Wales|East Wagga]] |
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| near-w = [[Mount Austin, New South Wales|Mount Austin]] |
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| near-e = [[Forest Hill, New South Wales|Forest Hill]] |
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| near-sw = [[Tatton, New South Wales|Tatton]] |
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| near-s = [[Lake Albert (New South Wales)|Lake Albert]] |
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| near-se = [[Forest Hill, New South Wales|Forest Hill]] |
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'''Kooringal''' is a [[suburb]] of [[Wagga Wagga, New South Wales|Wagga Wagga]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Kooringal is thought to mean in the local [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] language "Side of a Hill".<ref name=streetnames>{{cite | last = | first = | author= William R. Ellis | coauthors = | date = 1990 | title = The Street Names Of Wagga Wagga | format = Book | work = | publisher = Wagga Wagga City Council |
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}}</ref> Kooringal is located approximately 4km from the CBD along Lake Albert Road. Kooringal is the basis for growth in the eastern section of Wagga Wagga. Kooringal High School on Ziegler Avenue is the largest secondary school in Wagga Wagga. The Kooringal area is also home to other schools including Kooringal Public School, Sturt Public School and the Sacred Heart School. Kooringal has a large suburban shopping centre known as Kooringal Mall and it consists of a [[Woolworths Supermarkets|Woolworths supermarket]], [[McDonald's]], [[Civic Video]], [[Domino's Pizza]] and various specialty stores. |
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==History== |
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[[Image:Kooringal Public School.jpg|thumb|left|Kooringal Public School]] |
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The suburb of Kooringal was a dairy and grazing property and [[homestead]] in the 1960s which was also named Kooringal.<ref name=streetnames>{{cite | last = | first = | author= William R. Ellis | coauthors = | date = 1990 | title = The Street Names Of Wagga Wagga | format = Book | work = | publisher = Wagga Wagga City Council |
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}}</ref> Kooringal was originally called Henwood Park Settlement due to the extensive area subdivided by pastoralist, Stan Henwood. "Darrung" Post Office established in Henwood Park Settlement at the request of locals however the name disappeared when the Wagga Wagga City Council named the suburb Kooringal after the property.<ref name=streetnames /> Stage one of The Kooringal Mall with ten shops was established in October of 1968 and stage two was completed in August 1971 with another nine shops added.<ref>{{cite | last = Morris | first = Sherry | date = 1999 | title = Wagga Wagga A History | publisher = Bobby Graham Publishers |
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==Notes and References== |
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{{Wagga Wagga City}} |
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{{coor title d|35.135|S|147.376|E|region:AU_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}} |
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[[Category:Suburbs of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales]] |
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