Bannister, New South Wales

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Bannister
New South Wales
Wind farm at Bannister, New South Wales, 2019.jpg
Crookwell 2 Wind Farm from Bannister
Bannister is located in New South Wales
Bannister
Bannister
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates34°35′54″S 149°29′34″E / 34.59842434849°S 149.49286281628°E / -34.59842434849; 149.49286281628Coordinates: 34°35′54″S 149°29′34″E / 34.59842434849°S 149.49286281628°E / -34.59842434849; 149.49286281628
Population120 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2580
Location
LGA(s)Upper Lachlan Shire
RegionSouthern Tablelands
CountyArgyle
ParishPomeroy
State electorate(s)Goulburn
Federal division(s)Hume
Localities around Bannister:
Grabben Gullen Woodhouselee
Gurrundah Bannister Wayo
Gurrundah Gurrundah Mummel

Bannister is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies about 20 km south of Crookwell and 90 km northeast of Canberra. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 120.[1]

Bannister was named after Saxe Bannister, first Attorney General of New South Wales.[2] It had a state school from 1878 to 1968. This was described at different times as a "public school", a "half-time school" or a "provisional school". Prior to May 1915, it was called Gullen Flat Public School.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bannister". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 March 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Bannister". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Bannister". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Bannister in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 7 March 2020.


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