Nubba, New South Wales
Nubba is a locality and former railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia, located midway between Wallendbeen and Harden. The station was open between 1882 and 1975 and has now been demolished.[1] At the 2006 census, Nubba had a population of 281 people.[2]
Nubba is also a civil parish of Harden County, New South Wales.[3][4][5]
Prime Minister Harold Holt's paternal grandparents owned a large farming property near Nubba. As a child, he lived there for a brief period and attended the local state school.[6]
References[]
- ^ Nubba station. NSWrail.net, accessed 29 August 2009.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Nubba (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ Robert McLean, The New atlas of Australia : the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices (Sydney :J. Sands, [1886) Map 11.
- ^ "Harden County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
- ^ County of Cowley and Co. Buccleuch New South Wales, 1871 map, .
- ^ Frame, Tom (2005). The Life and Death of Harold Holt. Allen & Unwin / National Archives of Australia. p. 4. ISBN 1-74114-672-0.
| Preceding station | Former Services | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallendbeen towards Albury
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Main Southern Line | Demondrille towards Sydney
| ||
Coordinates: 34°32′01″S 148°14′05″E / 34.53361°S 148.23472°E
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