Mandurama, New South Wales
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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'. 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.
The village's population is small, approximately numbering around 300, but is still home to a number of amenities, including a; general store and cafe; service station; 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.
Blayney Shire Council
Blayney Shire Council is a Local Government Area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Mid-Western Highway and the Main Western railway line....
, New South Wales
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...
, Australia
Australia
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. The site of the village and surrounding areas was home to the Wiradjuri
Wiradjuri
The Wiradjuri are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales.In the 21st century, major Wiradjuri groups live in Condobolin, Peak Hill, Narrandera and Griffith...
people prior to settlement, and the name "Mandurama" is derived from their word for 'water holes'. Mandurama is situated 259 kilometres west of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, 59 kilometres southwest of Bathurst
Bathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
, and 47 kilometres northeast of Cowra
Cowra, New South Wales
Cowra is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia in the Cowra Shire. It is located on the Mid-Western Highway, 317 kilometres west of Sydney on the banks of the Lachlan River at an altitude of 310 metres above sea level. At the 2006 census Cowra had a population of 8,430...
on the Mid-Western Highway. Established in 1876 as a privately owned village for the workers of Thomas Icely's Coombing Park
Coombing Park
Coombing Park is a farming property situated in western New South Wales just off the Mid Western Highway about 5 km west of Carcoar, 260 km west of Sydney and 54 km south-west of Bathurst. The property is of considerable note because of its relationship with convicts, bushrangers and the Cobb & Co...
, it has since developed, along with nearby Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst, New South Wales
Lyndhurst is a small village in New South Wales, Australia in Blayney Shire. It is 4 kilometres west of Mandurama or about 269 km west of Sydney and 63 km south-west of Bathurst just off the Mid-Western Highway New South Wales. Once serving as the major centre for basic goods and needs...
into a modest service centre for the surrounding localities and farmland.
The village's population is small, approximately numbering around 300, but is still home to a number of amenities, including a; general store and cafe; service station; 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
Mandurama Collection
The Mandurama Collection is a collection of 3,444 photographs from between 1865 and 1935, they were taken by photographer Evan Lumme.The collection of photographs were taken in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, most are of the residents and village of Mandurama, but there are images as far...
, now housed at the National Library of Australia.