Coree, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Coree
State:nsw
Coordinates:-35.3667°N 173°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Lga:Murrumbidgee Council
Postcode:2710
Pop:91
Elevation:95
County:Townsend
Fedgov:Farrer
Stategov:Albury
Dist1:43
Location1:Jerilderie
Dist2:48
Location2:Conargo

Coree is a community in the central part of the Riverina in New South Wales, Australia. It is situated about 43 kilometres west of Jerilderie and 48 kilometres east of Conargo. At the 2006 census, Coree had a population of 91. The name could have derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'charcoal'.

Coree Post Office opened on 15 March 1875 and closed in 1892.[1]

Coree Football Club played in the Southern Riverina Football Association (SRFA) between 1916 and 1932. They were runners up to Finley in the 1929 SRFA grand final.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . 2009-06-11.
  2. Web site: 1929 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review . Trove Newspapers . / The Independent (Deniliquin, NSW) . 31 May 2020 . 11th October, 1929, page 4..