Jindera, New South Wales

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Jindera
New South Wales

Jindera - looking south in the main street
Population: 956 (2001 census)
Postcode: 2642
Elevation: 304 m (997 ft)
Location:
County: Goulburn
State District: Albury
Federal Division: Farrer
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall
20.5 °C
69 °F
7.8 °C
46 °F
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Jindera is a town in the central part of the Riverina and situated about 19 kilometres North from Albury and 32 kilometres south east from Walbundrie. At the 2001 census Jindera had a population of 956 residents.[1]

Jindera Pioneer Museum
Jindera Pioneer Museum

[edit] History

During the nineteenth century Jindera saw a substantial population of German Australians who had migrated to the Riverina in the 1860s, principally from South Australia.[2][3]

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Jindera (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
  2. ^ Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2007) A Baunscheidt Homeopathic Medicine Kit in the Jindera Pioneer Museum. Studies in German Colonial Heritage (ISSN 1834-7797) nº 4, pp. 1-65
  3. ^ Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2007) German-Language Books in Jindera. An illustrated Catalogue of Items held by the Jindera Pioneer Museum. Albury, NSW: "{retro | spect}'. 25 cm, x, 147 pp. ISBN 978 1 921220 02 9
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Coordinates: 35°57′0″S 146°54′0″E / -35.95, 146.9