Coolabah, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Coolabah
State:nsw
Coordinates:-31.0333°N 189°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Lga:Bogan Shire
Lga2:Brewarrina Shire
County:Canbelego
Parish:Vega
Region:Orana
Postcode:2831[1]
Pop:69
Stategov:Barwon
Fedgov:Parkes
Dist1:77
Dir1:NW
Location1:Nyngan
Dist2:630
Dir2:NW
Location2:Sydney

Coolabah is a small village in western New South Wales, Australia, 76 km north of Nyngan and 656 km north-west of Sydney. It lies on either side of the Mitchell Highway, with the area to the east of the highway in Brewarrina Shire and the westerly area in Bogan Shire.[2] [3]

History

It took its name from Coolabah, a nearby property.[4]

The railway, its prime reason for its existence, opened in 1884 and closed due to the Nyngan flood on 17 May 1989.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://auspost.com.au/postcode/coolabah/nsw/cidb Coolabah Postcode
  2. Web site: Coolabah. Geographical Names Board. 10 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Coolabah. OpenStreetMap. 10 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Coolabah: Tiny village between Nyngan and Bourke . Staff . February 8, 2004 . online . The Sydney Morning Herald . https://web.archive.org/web/20070918160850/http://www.smh.com.au/news/New-South-Wales/Coolabah/2005/02/17/1108500193353.html . September 18, 2007 . live . April 21, 2017 .
  5. Web site: Main Western Line. NSWRail.net. 10 October 2020.