Deua River Valley Explained

Type:town
Deua River Valley
State:nsw
Coordinates:-35.7736°N 149.9423°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Lga:Eurobodalla Shire
County:Dampier
Parish:Merricumbene
Region:South Coast
Postcode:2622
Pop:76
Stategov:Bega
Fedgov:Gilmore
Dist1:20
Dir1:NW
Location1:Moruya
Near-N:Buckenbowra
Near-E:Mogendoura
Near-Se:Kiora
Near-S:Wamban
Near-Sw:Deua
Near-W:Deua
Near-Nw:Merricumbene

Deua River Valley is a locality in the Eurobodalla Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 20 km northwest of Moruya on the road to Araluen in the valley of the Deua River.[1] At the, it had a population of 76. Much of its territory lies in the Deua National Park.

A school was located at Deua River Upper from 1883 to 1893, described as a "half-time school", except in its first year when it was a "provisional" school.[2] Another "half-time school" was located at Deua River from 1887 to 1897.[3] Another school was located at Deua River Lower from 1889 to 1893, described as "House to House" during its first 1.5 years and subsequently as a "half-time school".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deua River Valley. OpenStreetMap. 31 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Deua River Upper school in the School history database search. New South Wales Department of Education. 31 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Deua River half-time school in the School history database search. New South Wales Department of Education. 31 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Deua River Lower school in the School history database search. New South Wales Department of Education. 31 January 2018.