Grong Grong, New South Wales
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Grong Grong is a small town in New South Wales
, Australia
on the Newell Highway
, 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) east of Narrandera
in Narrandera Shire. At the 2006 census
, Grong Grong had a population of 537 people.
The name Grong Grong is an Aboriginal
term meaning "bad camping ground" or "very bad camping ground".
Grong Grong Post Office opened on 1 November 1881.
This town has a railway station on the Hay branch off the Main South Line
. However, the line has closed so with it has the station. Only part of the line is used by a weekly Countrylink
service to Griffith which does not stop at the station. Grong Grong can be accessed by coaches that stop at the town on the way to Hay and Mildura.
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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on the Newell Highway
Newell Highway
The Newell Highway is the longest highway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs parallel to the eastern coast about 400 kilometres inland, and is the main inland direct road link from Victoria to Queensland, bypassing the more congested coastal areas of New South Wales...
, 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) east of Narrandera
Narrandera, New South Wales
-Transport:Narrandera is well served for transport. The Sturt Highway and the Newell Highways cross, just south of Narrandera. Greyhound buses pass daily - note that the destination can be listed as Jillenbah....
in Narrandera Shire. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Grong Grong had a population of 537 people.
The name Grong Grong is an Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
term meaning "bad camping ground" or "very bad camping ground".
Grong Grong Post Office opened on 1 November 1881.
This town has a railway station on the Hay branch off the Main South Line
Main South Line
The Main South Line, sometimes referred to as part of the South Island Main Trunk Railway, is a railroad line that runs north and south from Lyttelton in New Zealand through Christchurch and along the east coast of the South Island to Invercargill via Dunedin...
. However, the line has closed so with it has the station. Only part of the line is used by a weekly Countrylink
CountryLink
CountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and into Queensland and Victoria. It is an operating brand of the Rail Corporation New South Wales, a government-owned entity...
service to Griffith which does not stop at the station. Grong Grong can be accessed by coaches that stop at the town on the way to Hay and Mildura.