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]