Bannister, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Bannister
State:nsw
Coordinates:-34.5984°N 149.4929°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Lga:Upper Lachlan Shire
County:Argyle
Parish:Pomeroy
Region:Southern Tablelands
Postcode:2580
Elevation:897
Stategov:Goulburn
Fedgov:Hume
Dist1:120
Dir1:N
Location1:Canberra
Dist2:20
Dir2:S
Location2:Crookwell
Dist3:34
Dir3:NW
Location3:Goulburn
Dist4:229
Dir4:SW
Location4:Sydney
Near-N:Pejar
Near-Ne:Woodhouselee
Near-E:Wayo
Near-Se:Mummel
Near-S:Gurrundah
Near-Sw:Gurrundah
Near-W:Gurrundah
Near-Nw:Grabben Gullen

Bannister is a small locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.[1] [2] It is situated approximately 20 km south of Crookwell and 90 km northeast of Canberra. According to the, the population of Bannister was 120.

Bannister was named after Saxe Bannister, the first Attorney General of New South Wales.[1] The locality had a state school from 1878 to 1968, which was referred to as a "public school", "half-time school" or "provisional school". Prior to May 1915, the school was known as Gullen Flat Public School.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bannister. Geographical Names Board. 7 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Bannister. OpenStreetMap. 7 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Bannister in the School history database search. New South Wales Department of Education. 7 March 2020.