Gwabegar

Gwabegar
State :  Australia State : New South Wales
Coordinates : 30 ° 37 ′  S , 148 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 30 ° 37 ′  S , 148 ° 59 ′  E
Residents : 162 (2016)
Postal code : 2356 LGA : Narrabri Shire
Gwabegar

Gwabegar ( ˈwɒbɨɡər / WOB -i-gər) is a city in northwestern New South Wales , Australia. The city is located in the local administrative area of Narrabri Shire , 625 kilometers northwest of the state capital Sydney . At the 2016 census, Gwabegar had a population of 162.

The city is located in the center of the largest naturally grown cypress forest ( callitris ) in the southern hemisphere, the Pilliga State Forest. With twelve sawmills, the timber industry was once the mainstay of the city's economy, after which agriculture remained the main source of income.

The Goonanyah Post Office opened on August 15, 1912 and was renamed Gwabegar in 1924.

Gwabegar is the historic terminus of the Gwabegar railway line , which now only leads to Binnaway . The now closed station opened in 1923. The former next station in the direction of Wallerawang was Merebene .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Gwabegar ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
2. ^ Narrabri Shire, Narrabri Shire Tourism, Courier Print, Narrabri, nd
3. ^ Premier Postal History. Post Office List ( Memento of the original dated August 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved May 5, 2011. 
4. ↑ Gwabegar Station. NSWrail.net, accessed April 9, 2010.