Coonamble
Coonamble New South Wales | |||||||||
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Coonamble | |||||||||
Coordinates | 30°57′0″S 148°24′0″E / 30.95000°S 148.40000°ECoordinates: 30°57′0″S 148°24′0″E / 30.95000°S 148.40000°E | ||||||||
Population | 2,750 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2829 | ||||||||
Elevation | 180 m (591 ft) | ||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Coonamble | ||||||||
Region | Orana | ||||||||
County | Leichhardt | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||
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Coonamble is a town on the central-western plains of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the Castlereagh Highway north-west of Gilgandra. At the 2016 census, Coonamble had a population of 2,750.[1] It is the regional hub for wheat growing and sheep and wool. The name for the town is taken from the Gamilaraay word guna (faeces) and -bil (having much).[2]
Brigidine nuns from Ireland established a school in 1883.[3] Their architecturally distinguished convent was dismantled in 1990 and transported 600 km (373 mi) to Pokolbin, where it now houses The Convent resort.[4]
Although Coonamble had been a major sheep industry region in the 1980s to 2000, there has recently been an increasing interest in cattle rearing. The summers can have temperatures reaching up to 40 °C (104 °F) and in winter, there are nights as cold as 0 °C (32 °F). Most recently Coonamble has gained media coverage due to their mass floods over Christmas 2009.
Bushrangers[]
Johnny Dunn the bushranger and last of the Ben Hall gang was captured near Coonamble after a gunbattle with police at Christmas 1865.
Population[]
- In the 2016 Census, there were 2,750 people in Coonamble.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 34.2% of the population.
- 80.0% of people were born in Australia and 83.0% of people only spoke English at home.
- The most common responses for religion were Anglican 34.3% and Catholic 28.9%.[1]
Schools and Churches[]
Coonamble has three schools: Coonamble Public School, St Brigids Catholic School and Coonamble High School.
It has a Catholic and an Anglican church.
Rodeo[]
Coonamble hosts an annual rodeo that is attended by around 1,000 competitors and 4,000 spectators.[5]
Radio station[]
Coonamble has its own local radio station, 2MTM 91.9FM, which has a wide variety of music from country to modern.
Sports[]
The Coonamble Bears play in the Castlereagh Cup rugby league competition. The play in the Western Plains Rugby Union competition.
Climate[]
Coonamble has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) with long hot summers and short cool winters, with mild, albeit erratic, rainfall spread through the months.
Climate data for Coonamble Airport | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 47.6 (117.7) |
46.9 (116.4) |
42.0 (107.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
38.4 (101.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
45.0 (113.0) |
44.3 (111.7) |
47.6 (117.7) |
Average high °C (°F) | 35.4 (95.7) |
33.8 (92.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.4 (92.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.1 (1.78) |
57.7 (2.27) |
59.2 (2.33) |
37.6 (1.48) |
33.5 (1.32) |
47.9 (1.89) |
31.6 (1.24) |
23.4 (0.92) |
31.4 (1.24) |
42.4 (1.67) |
51.3 (2.02) |
64.0 (2.52) |
527.7 (20.78) |
Average precipitation days | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 70.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 29 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 52 | 52 | 42 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 37 |
Source: [6] |
Heritage listings[]
Coonamble has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Dubbo–Coonamble railway: Coonamble railway station[7]
Notable people[]
- Ron Boden, Rugby league player
- Alex Cullen, Journalist
- Ned Hanigan, Rugby player
- Lancelot Hansen, rugby league player
- Eddie Murray, rugby league player, notable Aboriginal death in custody[8]
- Mary Quirk, politician[9]
- Jesse Ramien, Rugby league player
- Thomas Tyrrell, trade unionist and politician[10]
- Adriano Zumbo, pâtissier and chef
See also[]
- Coonamble Airport
- Coonamble railway
References[]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coonamble (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ Giacon, John (26 March 2011). "Etymology of Yuwaalaraay Gamilaraay Bird Names". Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ Kerri Genovese. "The Brigidine new arrival story". Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "The Convent Hunter Valley: Our history". Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Climate statistics for Coonamble Airport". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Coonamble Railway Station and Yard Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01117. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Peters-Little, Frances; Luckhurst, Simon (2012). "Edward James Murray". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 18. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 25 October 2017 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ Blackley, Leanne L. (2002). "Mary Lilly May Quirk". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 16. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 25 October 2017 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ Farrell, Frank (1990). "Thomas James (Jim) Tyrrell". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 12. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 25 October 2017 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
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