Wakool
New South Wales
The main street of Wakool, looking south towards the general store. The Wakool Hotel is in the foreground.
Wakool is located in New South Wales
Wakool
Wakool
Coordinates35°28′0″S 144°23′0″E / 35.46667°S 144.38333°E / -35.46667; 144.38333
Population297 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2710
Elevation80 m (262 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Murray River Council
CountyWakool
State electorate(s)Murray
Federal division(s)Farrer

Wakool /wɔːˈkuːl/[2] is a town in the western Murray region of New South Wales, Australia. Wakool is in the Murray River Council local government area, 791 kilometres (492 mi) south west of the state capital, Sydney and 336 kilometres (209 mi) north-west of Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Wakool had a population of 297.[1]

History

Wakool Post Office opened on 1 January 1870 and closed in 1874. It reopened in 1926.[3]

Closer settlement of the Wakool area commenced in the 1890s and the town grew around a railway station established on the line between Echuca and Balranald. In 1942, rice growing was established in the area. Other industries include wool and cattle.[4]

Heritage listings

Wakool has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Current facilities

The town includes a cafe/post office, hotel and services club. Education is available to primary level at Wakool Burraboi Public School;[6] High School students must travel to Barham or Deniliquin.[7]

Sport

The town used to have an Australian rules football club, which played in the Golden Rivers Football League from 1958-2015, and then in 2017 and 2018. The team managed to win seven premierships, in seasons 1976, 1978, 1980, 1989, 1990, 2006 and 2013.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wakool (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 January 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
  3. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009
  4. ^ SMH Travel - Wakool page. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Murray Downs Homestead". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01438. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  6. ^ Wakool Primary School Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  7. ^ Wakool Shire Council - Official website, Wakool page. Retrieved 16 January 2007.

External links

Media related to Wakool at Wikimedia Commons

Towns and localities in the Murray River Council local government area
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