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Town in New South Wales, Australia
Wakool [2] Murray region of New South Wales , Australia . Wakool is in the Murray River Council local government area , 791 kilometres (492 mi ) south west of the state capital, Sydney and 336 kilometres (209 mi ) north-west of Melbourne . At the 2016 census , Wakool had a population of 297.[1]
History [ edit ]
Wakool Post Office opened on 1 January 1870 and closed in 1874. It reopened in 1926.[3]
Closer settlement of the Wakool area commenced in the 1890s and the town grew around a railway station established on the line between Echuca and Balranald . In 1942, rice growing was established in the area. Other industries include wool and cattle.[4]
Heritage listings [ edit ]
Wakool has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Current facilities [ edit ]
The town includes a cafe/post office, hotel and services club. Education is available to primary level at Wakool Burraboi Public School ;[6] Barham or Deniliquin .[7]
The town used to have an Australian rules football club, which played in the Golden Rivers Football League from 1958-2015, and then in 2017 and 2018. The team managed to win seven premierships, in seasons 1976, 1978, 1980, 1989, 1990, 2006 and 2013.
Gallery [ edit ]
Wakool Main Street.
Wakool War Memorial.
Wakool Library.
Wakool Public School.
Wakool Services Club.
References [ edit ]
^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List , retrieved 11 June 2009
^ SMH Travel - Wakool page. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
^ "Murray Downs Homestead" . New South Wales State Heritage Register Department of Planning & Environment . H01438. Retrieved 18 May 2018 .CC-BY 4.0 licence .
^ Wakool Primary School Retrieved 10 August 2010.
^ Wakool Shire Council - Official website, Wakool page. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
External links [ edit ]
Wakool at Wikimedia Commons
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