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Couridjah

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Wollondilly Shire Council NSW, PO Box 21, Couridjah, NSW 2571
02 4677 1100

Description

Couridjah is a small town in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia, in Wollondilly Shire.

Couridjah is a small town in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia, in Wollondilly Shire. It was previously known officially as "Village of Couridjah". At the 2016 census, Couridjah had a population of 303.

History

The name "Couridjah" has been variously reported to mean, in a local Aboriginal language, anything from "The Place of the White Ants" to "The Home of the Medicine Man".Couridjah was formerly a station on the Main Southern Railway. At the time of the line's construction, it was known as "Jones's Hut". That line was deviated in 1919 to a less steep alignment with easier grades, and the original line became the Picton-Mittagong Loop line. Thirlmere Lakes, to the west of the station, supplied water to the standpipes at Couridjah for replenishing steam locomotives, after their long haul up the steep grade from Picton.The lakes were formerly known as the "Coridja Lagoons" and "Picton Lagoons". The sandstone pump-house is still in existence adjacent to the Lakes. The standpipes, too, remain near the station, but have been disused since 1964.

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Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 2.815 km2

Elevation: 201-500 metres

Town elevation: 361 m

Population number: 303

Local Government Area: Wollondilly Shire Council

Location

Wollondilly Shire Council NSW, PO Box 21, Couridjah, NSW 2571

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Couridjah, New South Wales

Couridjah - Localista

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