Cuttabri, New South Wales
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Cuttabri is a town in north-western New South Wales
, between Wee Waa
and Pilliga
on the Pilliga-Narrabri road. It is located 26 kilometres west of Wee Waa and 32 kilometres east of Pilliga.
It is home to the Cuttabri Wine Shanty, which, until a few years ago, was open to visitors. It was built and operated by William Trindall for some years. William and his wife Elizabeth were early settlers to the area, being there as early as 1881. The Bee Hive Hotel, as it was originally known, was opened to the public in 1883 and stood until it burnt down in 1903. It was rebuilt, known as the Cuttabri Wine Shanty until it closed in 2010.
The village once had a post office, wine ship and hotel, and now all it has is the old Cuttabri Wine Shanty. It is on the banks of the Namoi River
.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, between Wee Waa
Wee Waa, New South Wales
Wee Waa is a town with a population of 1,689 people located on the north-western slopes of the New England region in New South Wales, Australia. The town is within Narrabri Shire local government area and is on the Namoi River. Wee Waa is 41 m north-west of Narrabri and 571 km...
and Pilliga
Pilliga, New South Wales
Pilliga is a village 105 km west of Narrabri in the North West Plains section of the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The village is within Narrabri Shire Local Government Area....
on the Pilliga-Narrabri road. It is located 26 kilometres west of Wee Waa and 32 kilometres east of Pilliga.
It is home to the Cuttabri Wine Shanty, which, until a few years ago, was open to visitors. It was built and operated by William Trindall for some years. William and his wife Elizabeth were early settlers to the area, being there as early as 1881. The Bee Hive Hotel, as it was originally known, was opened to the public in 1883 and stood until it burnt down in 1903. It was rebuilt, known as the Cuttabri Wine Shanty until it closed in 2010.
The village once had a post office, wine ship and hotel, and now all it has is the old Cuttabri Wine Shanty. It is on the banks of the Namoi River
Namoi River
The Namoi River is a major tributary of the Darling River in inland New South Wales, Australia.- Course :The headwaters of the Namoi, including the Macdonald River, the Peel River, the Cockburn River and the Manilla River, rise on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range on the Northern...
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