Location of Cootamundra in New South Wales (red)

Cootamundra is a town and Local Government Area (see Cootamundra Shire) in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Olympic Highway at the point where it crosses the Muttama Creek, between Junee and Cowra, at a point 390 kilometres from Sydney and 161 km from Canberra. Although it is bypassed by the Hume Highway, its railway station is on the major Melbourne-to-Sydney line. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (977x733, 44 KB) Shows location of w: Cootamundra, New South Wales marked in red in the Australian state of w:New South Wales. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (977x733, 44 KB) Shows location of w: Cootamundra, New South Wales marked in red in the Australian state of w:New South Wales. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Cootamundra Shire Council is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. ... The South West Slopes is a region predominantly in New South Wales, Australia. ... Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Olympic Way (also called Olympic Highway), National Route 41, links Albury to Cowra Olympic Way is a New South Wales trunk road that links Cowra and Albury at the distance of 338 kilometres. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Cowra is a town and Local Government Area in the central west of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... The Hume is A31 from Sydney to Albury . ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced either or [1]) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...

The land where Cootamundra now stands is a part of the Wiradjuri tribal lands, and the name Cootamundra is probably derived from the Wiradjuri word guudhamang, meaning "turtle".^[1] The Wiradjuri, or Wiradhuri, are an indigenous people of Australia, who speak the Aboriginal language of that name. ... Wiradjuri (many other spellings; see Wiradjuri) is a Pama-Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup. ...

Cootamundra was incorporated as a township on August 9, 1861, and the first settlers bought their lots in early 1862. Like many other towns in the Riverina, it was originally populated by those attracted by the gold rush of the 1860s, but became a quiet yet prosperous agricultural community after the local deposits were exhausted. August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A California Gold Rush handbill A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. ... // Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States is built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ...

Today, Cootamundra has a population of about 6000 people, most of whom are related. There are another 2000 living on outlying farms.

Cootamundra is seat of the Cootamundra Shire Council, and is located in the Federal Electorate of Riverina and the state Electoral Division of Lachlan. Its postcode is 2590.

Timeline of Cootamundra

• 1847 - Cootamundra Run, a large stock run, is the first colonist settlement in the area.
• 1861 - The site of Cootamundry is published in the NSW Government Gazette
• 1862 - Gold mining commences at the nearby Muttama Reef mine.
• 1864 - The first church (Anglican) and post office are established.
• 1875 - The first school in the district opens
• 1877 - Cootamundra's railway connection opens on November 1.
• 1884 - Cootamundra is first gazzetted as a municipality
• 1908 - Donald Bradman (later Sir Donald Bradman) is born in Cootamundra. Bradman is generally acknowledged to be the best ever batsman in the sport of cricket.
• 1942 - On December 3, the HMAS Cootamundra, named for the town, is launched.

1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (August 27, 1908 — February 25, 2001), often called The Don, was an Australian cricketer who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time,[1] and is one of Australias most popular sporting heroes. ... Cricket batsman A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... HMAS Cootamundra (J-316/M-186), named for the town of Cootamundra in New South Wales, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Poole and Steele at Sydney in New South Wales on 26 February 1942, launched on 3 December 1942 by Lady Davidson, wife of the general manager...

References

1. ^ McNicol, Sally; Hosking, Dianne (1994). “Wiradjuri”, Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library, 97.

External links

• Cootamundra Shire Council
• Cootamundra - New Country Living
• Heartland: the regeneration of rural place

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