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Ganmain

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Coolamon Shire Council NSW, PO Box 101, Ganmain, NSW 2702
02 6930 1800

Description

Ganmain is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.

Ganmain is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.Ganmain is located around 55 kilometres (34 mi) north west of Wagga Wagga, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Narrandera.Ganmain is in the Coolamon Shire local government area and had a population at the 2016 census of 779.

History

The town name is said to be an Aboriginal word meaning "Crown scenes on the Moon for tribal reasons" or "native decorated with scars".Ganmain takes its name from Ganmain Run, a cattle station established in 1838, by settler James Devlin.

Boggy Creek Post Office opened on 10 December 1888, was renamed Derry in 1894 and Ganmain later the same year.In 1973, the Ganmain Historical Society was opened by six local families.

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Ganmain is the self-proclaimed "Sheaf Hay centre of Australia" and has produced chaff for many leading racehorse trainers in Australia.The Big Haystack in Pioneer Park reflects this background.

The town has two primary schools, Ganmain Public School and St. Brendan's Catholic Primary School.

Australian rules football is the most popular sport with the local team, Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong playing in the Riverina Football Netball League.

Details

Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 439.869 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 193 m

Population number: 779

Local Government Area: Coolamon Shire Council

Location

Coolamon Shire Council NSW, PO Box 101, Ganmain, NSW 2702

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Attribution

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

Ganmain - Localista

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