Adjungbilly, New South Wales

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Adjungbilly
New South Wales

Adjungbilly Community Hall
Population: 207 (within 7 km radius)
Postcode: 2727
Elevation: 207 m (679 ft)
Location:
LGA: Gundagai Shire Council
County: Buccleuch
State District: Burrinjuck

Adjungbilly is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina and on the north-western edge of the Snowy Mountains. It is situated about 29 kilometres south east from Gobarralong and 35 kilometres north east from Tumut. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 20 people.[2]

Bongongo Public School
Bongongo Public School
Bongongo Station
Bongongo Station

The area of Adjungbilly was originally referred to as Nadjongbilla, from the Wiradjuri word nadjong meaning water; and billa meaning creek, therefore referring to the area's creek with its permanent water supply.[3]

The area has a Community Hall and a small isolated primary school named the Bongongo Public School probably in relation to the nearby Bongongo Station.

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ Travelmate
  2. ^ www.fallingrain.com Adjungbilly
  3. ^ Geographical Names Board of NSW
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Coordinates: 35°6′0″S, 148°22′60″E