Ganmain

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Ganmain
New South Wales
GanmainYesteryearPhotographedToday.jpg
Main Street of Ganmain as it is today
- complete with vintage cars
Ganmain is located in New South Wales
Ganmain
Ganmain
Coordinates34°48′0″S 147°02′0″E / 34.80000°S 147.03333°E / -34.80000; 147.03333Coordinates: 34°48′0″S 147°02′0″E / 34.80000°S 147.03333°E / -34.80000; 147.03333
Population779 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2702
Location
  • 494 km (307 mi) SW of Sydney
  • 486 km (302 mi) N of Melbourne
  • 57 km (35 mi) NW of Wagga Wagga
  • 15 km (9 mi) W of Coolamon
LGA(s)Coolamon Shire Council
CountyBourke
State electorate(s)Cootamundra
Federal division(s)Riverina

Ganmain is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Ganmain is located around 55 kilometres (34 mi) north west of Wagga Wagga, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Narrandera. Ganmain is in the Coolamon Shire local government area and had a population at the 2016 census of 779.[1]

History[]

The town name is said to be an Aboriginal word meaning "Crown scenes on the Moon for tribal reasons" or "native decorated with scars".[2]

Ganmain takes its name from Ganmain Run, a cattle station established in 1838, by settler James Devlin.

Boggy Creek Post Office opened on 10 December 1888, was renamed Derry in 1894 and Ganmain later the same year.[3]

In 1973, the Ganmain Historical Society was opened by six local families.

Today[]

Ganmain is the self-proclaimed "Sheaf Hay centre of Australia"[4] and has produced chaff for many leading racehorse trainers in Australia. The Big Haystack in Pioneer Park reflects this background.

The town has two primary schools, Ganmain Public School and St. Brendan's Catholic Primary School.

Australian rules football is the most popular sport with the local team, Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong playing in the Riverina Football Netball League.

Notable people from Ganmain[]

  • Former Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Francis Carroll.
  • Former Sydney Swans Australian rules footballer, Dennis Carroll and North Melbourne's Frank Gumbleton.

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ganmain (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 February 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Ganmain". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 August 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ Sheaf Hay Centre Ganmain
Preceding station Former Services Following station
Matong
towards Hay
 Hay Line Coolamon
towards Junee
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