Quirindi

Quirindi
Main street of Quirindi
State :  Australia State : New South Wales
Coordinates : 31 ° 30 ′  S , 150 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 31 ° 30 ′  S , 150 ° 41 ′  E Height : 390  m Area : 9.8  km²
Residents : 2,680 (2016) Population density : 273 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 2343 LGA : Liverpool Plains Shire
Quirindi

Quirindi cattle market (ca.1900)

Quirindi is a small town in the northeast of the Australian state of New South Wales . It is located in the Local Government Area Liverpool Plains Shire and had a population of 2,680 at the 2016 census. Quirindi is considered the gateway to the north-west of the state - due to its location on the Kamilaroi Highway , which leads via Gunnedah to Walgett , and its proximity to the New England Highway , which leads via Tamworth and Armidale to Tenterfield .

economy

The main industry is agriculture. Grains and oilseeds are grown in the black earth plains in the west, while livestock is raised in the hilly east of the district.

traffic

The city is on the Kamilaroi Highway (Australian Route 37), 15 km northwest of the junction with the New England Highway (National Route 15) in Willow Tree .

Quirindi Station is on the Main North Railway 392 km north of Sydney. It opened in 1877. A diesel railcar drives to Sydney and Armidale / Moree each day .

climate

QUIRINDI - Height: 390 m
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     80   32 16     50   31 16     50   29 13     30th   24 9     30th   20th 5     50   16 2     30th   16 1     30th   18th 2     30th   21st 4th     50   25th 8th     50   28 12     80   31 14th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Quirindi, New South Wales . Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2013.

Average monthly temperatures and precipitation for QUIRINDI - Altitude: 390 m Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 32 31 29 24 20th 16 16 18th 21st 25th 28 31 O 24.2 Min. Temperature (° C) 16 16 13 9 5 2 1 2 4th 8th 12 14th O 8.5 Precipitation ( mm ) 80 50 50 30th 30th 50 30th 30th 30th 50 50 80 Σ 560 Source: Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Quirindi, New South Wales . Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2013.

history

The Aboriginesstamm the Kamilaori lived in the area for many thousands of years. The name Quirindi is derived from their language and can have a number of different meanings, e.g. B. 'Nest in the hills', 'Place where fish breed', 'Place of many possums' or 'Dead tree on the mountain top'. Earlier spellings were Cuerindi and Kuwherindi .

The first post office was opened in Quirindi on January 1, 1858.

Sports

There are excellent opportunities to do sports in Quirindi. There are several sports fields for athletics, cricket, rugby, soccer, basketball and netball. There is also a horse racing stadium (nickname: "Randwick" of the North - Randwick is Sydney Racecourse), polo fields, rodeos and camp drafting, as well as a 9-hole golf course, two tennis clubs, three bowling courts and a shooting range and a water sports complex.

A motorcycle club is 3 miles northeast of Quirindi on Borah Creek Road . Their motocross course is 1.2 km long and in good condition.

Events

Yearly

• Quirindi Rural Heritage Festival - first weekend of May
• Quirindi Show - September
• Prime Stock Show / Hook and Hoof - August
• ANZAC Day Services- Dawn Service and Day time Service - April 25th

Per month

• Quota Markets - second Saturday of the month
• Quirindi Motorcycle Club Meet - last week of the month
• Quirindi Jockey Club Race Day - monthly
• Quirindi Miniature Railway - fourth Sunday of the month at the Quirindi Rural Heritage Museum

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Quirindi (Urban Center / Locality) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
2. ^ Quirindi Railway Station . NSWrail.net. Retrieved April 1, 2008
3. ^ Historical Towns Directory - Quirindi . Australian Heritage ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2014 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. 
4. ^ Premier Postal History: Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. 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. Retrieved May 26, 2011.