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Encyclopedia > Attunga, New South Wales
Attunga
New South Wales
Population: 633[1]
Postcode: 2345
Elevation: 574 m (1,883 ft)
Location:
LGA: Tamworth Regional Council
State District: Tamworth
Federal Division: New England

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History

The name is an Aboriginal word for "a high place", and was originally the name for a nearby farm operated by pastoralist John Brown in the 1840's. The land had previously been part of a 313,000 acre grant to the Australian Agricultural Company in 1834 and had been used to graze 6,000 sheep.[2] Language(s) Several hundred Indigenous Australian languages (many extinct or nearly so), Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol Religion(s) Primarily Christian, with minorities of other religions including various forms of Traditional belief systems based around the Dreamtime Related ethnic groups see List of Indigenous Australian group... The Australian Agricultural Company (AA Co) is a company which serves to improve beef cattle production through responsible natural resource and land use. ...


The village of Attunga was gazetted in 1847[3] but early settlement appears to have been slow. The first recorded burials at the Attunga Cemetery date from 1872 with the earliest inscriptions dated 1881.[4]


Population growth remained slow until the mid-twentieth century. The current population of 633 includes families of commuters to Tamworth. Services in Attunga currently include a primary school, supermarket, hotel and sports ground, and rural fire service headquarters.


The English singer-songwriter Max Bygraves owns "Attunga Park", an 84 hectare farm near the village. Max Bygraves - CD cover Max Bygraves OBE (born 16 October 1922 in Rotherhithe, London as Walter William Bygraves) is an English singer songwriter, famous for his waving hands. ...


Industries

The main industries are sheep and cattle farming, and limestone mining from a mine to the east of the town. The town abuts the Attunga State Forest, a popular walking and camping destination.[5]


The town was served by the Barraba branch railway line until the local station was closed in 1985.


Environmental issues

Recent drought conditons have caused bank erosion along Attunga Creek, as a result of stock movements across and along the creek bed. In 2006 the town of Attunga received funding for a major program of bank stablisation and revegetation to restrict stock movements to defined corridors near the waterway.[6]


References

  1. ^ 2006 Census: Attunga. Australian Bureau of Statistics (October 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
  2. ^ Tamworth's History: The Beginning of European Settlement - 1800-1850. Tamworth Regional Council (November 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
  3. ^ Geographic Names Register:Attunga. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales (October 1995). Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
  4. ^ Attunga General Cemetery. Australian Cemeteries Index (August 2006). Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
  5. ^ Information Guide to Attunga. The Northern NSW Regional Internet Site (November 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
  6. ^ Question on Notice: Envirofund funding. Hansard, Parliament of Australia (February 2006). Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
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Cities and towns in the New England region of New South Wales

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