Brungle, New South Wales
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| Brungle New South Wales | |
|---|---|
 Brungle Primary School — "Gadhang Burri Yalbillinga" | |
  Brungle | |
| Coordinates | 35°08′S 148°13′E / 35.133°S 148.217°E |
| Population | 112 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2722 |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Snowy Valleys Council |
| County | Buccleuch |
| State electorate(s) | Wagga Wagga |
| Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro |
Brungle is a village community in the central east part of the Riverina region, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated by road, about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south-east of Gundagai and 20 kilometres north-east of Tumut. It has a population of 112.[1]
Brungle Post Office opened on 1 January 1868 and closed in 1975.[3]
Brungle is home to a large community of Waradajhi people. The Brungle Public School is testament to this with its sign at the front of the school, written in the local Aboriginal language that states Gadhang Burri Yalbillinga which means Happy Children Learn. The school was established back in 1868 and has an enrolment of approximately 26 pupils in two classes of whom at any one time about 56% are Waradajhi.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brungle (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 25 March 2021
- ^ Brungle Public School
External links
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Media related to Brungle, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons
