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Stannum

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Tenterfield Shire Council NSW, PO Box 214, Stannum, NSW 2371
02 6736 6000

Description

Stannum is a small tin mining village on the Northern Tablelands, in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia.

Stannum is a small tin mining village on the Northern Tablelands, in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The region is in Tenterfield Shire. It is 14kilometresnorth north-west of Deepwater and south-west of Tenterfield and 48 kilometres from Glen Innes. It is situated on a plateau known as the Mole Tableland in close proximity to the Queensland border on the Northern Tablelands. Another tin mining village, Torrington lies 13 kilometres to the west.

The region covers an area of approximately 60,597 hectares or around 606 square kilometres (km2) (149,737 acres).

History

Stannum was formerly known as Nine Mile. Nine Mile Post Office opened on 1 May 1890, was renamed Stannum in 1905 and closed in 1983.

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Type: Towns

Population: 1-100

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 74.489 km2

Elevation: 1001-1300 metres

Town elevation: 1042 m

Population number: 54

Local Government Area: Tenterfield Shire Council

Location

Tenterfield Shire Council NSW, PO Box 214, Stannum, NSW 2371

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

Stannum - Localista

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