Jingera Explained

Type:town
Jingera
State:nsw
Coordinates:-35.6825°N 149.4339°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Lga:Snowy Monaro Regional Council
County:Beresford
Parish:Sherlock
Region:Monaro
Postcode:2621
Elevation:908
Stategov:Monaro
Fedgov:Eden-Monaro
Dist1:67
Dir1:SE
Location1:Canberra
Dist2:57
Dir2:SE
Location2:Queanbeyan
Dist3:86
Dir3:NNE
Location3:Cooma
Dist4:122
Dir4:W
Location4:Batemans Bay
Dist5:331
Dir5:SW
Location5:Sydney
Near-N:Captains Flat
Near-Ne:Kindervale
Near-E:Jerrabattgulla
Near-Se:Hereford Hall
Near-S:Anembo
Near-Sw:Tinderry
Near-W:Tinderry
Near-Nw:Captains Flat

Jingera is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Region, New South Wales, Australia.[1] It lies south of Captains Flat and northeast of Bredbo. At the, it had a population of 39. It had a public school from 1889 to 1911 and from 1914 to 1941, often operating "half-time".[2]

In 1867, the locality was the site of the ambush and murder of four police constables by the notorious gang led by the Clarke brothers.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jingera. OpenStreetMap. 24 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Jingera Public School in the School history database search. New South Wales Department of Education. 28 December 2017.
  3. News: 1867-01-15. THE MURDER. OF THE FOUR CONSTABLES. AT JINGERA.. 4. Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875). 2020-12-18.