Type: | town |
Bombay | |
State: | nsw |
Coordinates: | -35.4325°N 149.6506°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in New South Wales |
Lga: | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council |
County: | Murray |
Parish: | Jinglemoney |
Region: | Southern Tablelands |
Postcode: | 2622 |
Pop: | 142 |
Stategov: | Monaro |
Fedgov: | Eden-Monaro |
Dist1: | 14 |
Dir1: | SW |
Location1: | Braidwood |
Near-N: | Warri |
Near-E: | Braidwood |
Near-Se: | Bendoura |
Near-S: | Farringdon |
Near-Sw: | Farringdon |
Near-W: | Palerang |
Near-Nw: | Mulloon |
Bombay is a locality in the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 14 km southwest of Braidwood on the western bank of the Shoalhaven River.[1] At the, it had a population of 142. It has two areas of somewhat denser settlement described as "Bombay" (near Bombay creek) and "Little Bombay" (further north and near Little Bombay creek). It had a school in 1871 (when it was called "Little Bombay Half-Time School") and from 1873 to 1928, normally described as "Bombay Half-Time School" but sometimes as "Bombay Provisional School".[2]
During the 20129-2020 bushfire season, large parts of Bombay and the surrounding areas were heavily affected by fires.[3] Many rare plant species, such as the Bossiaea bombayensis were feared lost, however, the plants remained undamaged.