Walla Walla, New South Wales
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| Walla Walla New South Wales |
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 Zion Lutheran Church |
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| Population: | 590 (2001 census) |
| Postcode: | 2659 |
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| LGA: | Greater Hume |
| County: | Hume |
| State District: | Albury |
| Federal Division: | Division of Farrer |
Walla Walla is a town in Greater Hume Shire Council in New South Wales, Australia. It is about 39 km north of Albury-Wodonga and 130 km south of Wagga Wagga.
Walla Walla had a population of 590 people in 2001.[1] In summer Walla Walla has an average high of 31°c and a low of 13°c during winter it has a high of 12°c and a low of 2°c, although maximum temperatures can reach the mid 40s and the area often experiences frosts during winter. [2]
It is the home of the Walla Walla Football Club which is a club within the Hume Football Association. Walla has many other sports available such as netball, tennis, lawn bowls, croquet, cricket and a local swimming pool. It is also the home of St Paul's College, the only Lutheran secondary school in NSW. The school offers an equine program, with many students keeping horses in the adjacent equine centre, as well as agricultural studies[3] and has the largest Lutheran church in New South Wales.[4]
[edit] History
In 1869 Walla Walla was established when 56 German families moved from the Barossa Valley in South Australia to take up land granted to them by the New South Wales Government.[4]
[edit] Trivia
In UK Big Brother 8 fake housemate Pauline (Played by actress Thaila Zucchi) claimed she was from Walla Walla.[citation needed].
[edit] Notes
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Walla Walla (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
- ^ Walla Walla. Australian Explorer. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
- ^ LEA Schools Directory. Lutheran Education Australia. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
- ^ a b [[Image:]]Walla Walla. Greater Hume Shire Council. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
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