Mandurama, New South Wales

Mandurama
New South Wales

Olive Street, the main street of Mandurama, looking north
Mandurama
Coordinates 33°39′S 149°05′E / 33.650°S 149.083°ECoordinates: 33°39′S 149°05′E / 33.650°S 149.083°E
Population 496 (2011 census)[1]
Established 1839
Postcode(s) 2792
Location
LGA(s) Blayney Shire
State electorate(s) Bathurst
Federal Division(s) Calare

Mandurama is a village in the Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The site of the village and surrounding areas was home to the Wiradjuri people prior to settlement, and the name "Mandurama" is derived from their word for 'water holes'.[2] Mandurama is situated 259 kilometres west of Sydney, 59 kilometres southwest of Bathurst, and 47 kilometres northeast of Cowra on the Mid-Western Highway. Established in 1876 as a privately owned village for the workers of Thomas Icely's Coombing Park, it has since developed, along with nearby Lyndhurst into a modest service centre for the surrounding localities and farmland.

At the 2011 census, Mandurama and the surrounding area had a population of 496 people,[1] but is still home to a number of amenities, including a; general store and cafe; service station; a New South Wales Rural Fire Service station; primary school; number of churches; golf club; tennis court; hall, and; hotel. The village also retains a number of historic buildings, including two former bank premises, a former primary school, the Lincoln Theatre, and the Belubula Lodge.

Mandurama was also the central subject of the group of photographs known as the Mandurama Collection, now housed at the National Library of Australia.

Royal Hotel at the north end of the village

See also

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mandurama (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mandurama". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2009.