Population 283 (2001 census) County Goulburn Postal code 2650 | Postcode(s) 2650 Local time Monday 7:44 AM | |
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Location 503 km (313 mi) from Sydney57 km (35 mi) from Wagga Wagga27 km (17 mi) from Holbrook24 km (15 mi) from Henty LGA(s) Greater Hume Shire Council Weather 17°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Cookardinia vinduro 20 sept 2015
Cookardinia is a locality in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The locality is 57 kilometres (35 mi) south of the regional city of Wagga Wagga and 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of the town of Henty. Its surrounding area has an approximate population of 283 persons.
Contents
- Cookardinia vinduro 20 sept 2015
- Map of Cookardinia NSW 2650 Australia
- Vinduro cookardinia 2014
- References
Map of Cookardinia NSW 2650, Australia
The place name Cookardinia is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "the place of the giant kingfisher" - probably a reference to the Kookaburra and hence the phonetic similarity of the start of each word.
Only several small buildings remain, including the old 'Buckaringa' woolshed on the Cookardinia - Henty road and the Memorial Hall built in 1925.
On the intersection of the Henty, Culcairn and Holbrook roads can be seen the (rapidly deteriorating) ruins of the Squatter's Arms Inn which was built in 1848.
The Squatter's Arms Inn closed its doors to official trading in 1925 but then was briefly restored internally when it featured in the 1976 filming of Mad Dog Morgan, starring Dennis Hopper.
Cookardinia Post Office opened on 1 December 1873 and closed in 1976.