Tanja, New South Wales Explained

Type:	suburb
Tanja
State:	nsw
Coordinates:	-36.6333°N 149.9667°W
Pop:	157
Postcode:	2550
Dist1:	14
Dir1:	NE
Location1:	Bega
Lga:	Bega Valley Shire
Stategov:	Bega
Fedgov:	Eden-Monaro

Tanja is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire of New South Wales, Australia.^[1] At the, Tanja had a population of 157.

Tanja Public School is situated on Barrabooka Road. The school had an enrolment of 17 in 2017.^[2] It dates from 1878, having originally begun in a room of the school teacher's own residence.^{[3] [4]}

Tanja Post Office opened on 1 September 1878 and closed on 28 August 1980.^[5]

Heritage listings

Tanja has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Haighs Road (within Mimosa Rocks National Park): Penders^[6]
• Nelson Lake Road, Nelson Lagoon, Mimosa Rocks National Park: Baronda^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Extract . Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . 12 June 2018.
2. Web site: Tanja Public School . 12 June 2018.
3. News: Looking back: The early days of Tanja school education . Bega District News . 13 November 2017 . 12 June 2018.
4. Web site: School history database search . NSW Department of Education . 15 June 2018.
5. Web site: Tanja . Premier Postal . Post Office Reference . 28 June 2018.
6. 01913. H02/00298; H98/00271, 12/07499. 18 May 2018.
7. 01915. 13/03406. 18 May 2018.