Warialda Rail, New South Wales
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Warialda Rail is a town in the New England region of New South Wales
, Australia. The town is located in the Gwydir Shire
local government area, 581 kilometres (361 mi) north of the state capital, Sydney
. At the 2006 census
, Warialda Rail and the surrounding area had a population of 345.
The name of the local school and the area generally was originally Kelly's Gully, shortened by local residents to "the Gully". The Warialda railway station was located in the village. A recreation reserve was dedicated in the area in 1911 and, in 1913, an estate including allotments near the railway station and farming and grazing land was offered for sale.
Today the village consists of a former hotel, a cluster of houses and a railway yard.
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. The town is located in the Gwydir Shire
Gwydir Shire
Gwydir Shire is a Local Government Area located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia along the state's border with Queensland...
local government area, 581 kilometres (361 mi) north of the state capital, 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...
. 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,...
, Warialda Rail and the surrounding area had a population of 345.
The name of the local school and the area generally was originally Kelly's Gully, shortened by local residents to "the Gully". The Warialda railway station was located in the village. A recreation reserve was dedicated in the area in 1911 and, in 1913, an estate including allotments near the railway station and farming and grazing land was offered for sale.
Today the village consists of a former hotel, a cluster of houses and a railway yard.