Muttama, New South Wales

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Muttama
New South Wales
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Muttama is located in New South Wales
Muttama
Muttama
Coordinates34°48′10″S 148°07′01″E / 34.802778°S 148.116944°E / -34.802778; 148.116944Coordinates: 34°48′10″S 148°07′01″E / 34.802778°S 148.116944°E / -34.802778; 148.116944
Postcode(s)2722
Elevation357 m (1,171 ft)
Location
  • 24 km (15 mi) from Cootamundra
  • 17 km (11 mi) from Coolac
LGA(s)Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council
CountyHarden
State electorate(s)Cootamundra
Federal division(s)
  • Hume
  • Riverina
Localities around Muttama:
Cootamundra
Bethungra Muttama Jugiong
Burra Creek Coolac

Muttama is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 24 kilometres south of Cootamundra and 17 kilometres north of Coolac.

The name Muttama is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "like it" or "take it".[1]

Mining in the area began in the 1860s and Muttama prospered with the discovery of gold at Muttama Reef in 1882.[2] Muttama Reef Post Office opened on 1 February 1876, was renamed Muttama in 1889, and closed on 12 October 1979.[3] The village was served by a railway station on the Tumut branch from 1886 to 1975, when passenger services were discontinued. All goods traffic on line was suspended after flooding in 1984.[4]

  • Muttama Hall

  • Muttama Uniting Church

References[]

  1. ^ "Muttama". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "THE MUTTAMA REEF GOLD RUSH". The Australasian. XXII (823). Victoria, Australia. 7 January 1882. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 21 February 2011
  4. ^ "Tumut Branch". nswrail.net. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

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