Type: | town |
Pomeroy | |
State: | nsw |
Coordinates: | -34.6567°N 149.5011°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in New South Wales |
Lga: | Goulburn Mulwaree |
Lga2: | Upper Lachlan |
County: | Argyle |
Parish: | Pomeroy |
Region: | Southern Tablelands |
Postcode: | 2580 |
Elevation: | 659 |
Stategov: | Goulburn |
Fedgov: | Hume |
Dist1: | 105 |
Dir1: | NE |
Location1: | Canberra |
Dist2: | 25 |
Dir2: | NW |
Location2: | Goulburn |
Dist3: | 220 |
Dir3: | SW |
Location3: | Sydney |
Near-N: | Mummel |
Near-Ne: | Baw Baw |
Near-E: | Baw Baw |
Near-Se: | Yarra |
Near-S: | Parkesbourne |
Near-Sw: | Gurrundah |
Near-W: | Gurrundah |
Near-Nw: | Bannister |
Pomeroy is a locality on the border of Goulburn Mulwaree Council and Upper Lachlan Shire in New South Wales, Australia.[1] [2] It lies on the upper Wollondilly River, about 23 km northwest of Goulburn and 110 km northeast of Canberra. At the, it had a population of 115.
Pomeroy had a state school from 1868 to 1915. This was described at different times as a "public school", a "half-time school" or a "provisional school". Prior to January 1876, it was called Mummell Public School.[3]