Bombay, New South Wales Explained

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]

2019-2020 Bushfires

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bombay. OpenStreetMap. 19 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Bombay School in the School history database search. New South Wales Department of Education. 19 January 2018.
  3. Web site: 2020-08-20 . Fire affected landscape still 'dead as dead' six months on . 2024-07-15 . www.9news.com.au.