Wapengo, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Wapengo
State:nsw
Coordinates:-36.6°N 149.9833°W
Pop:69
Postcode:2550
Dist1:17
Dir1:NE
Location1:Bega
Lga:Bega Valley Shire
Stategov:Bega
Fedgov:Eden-Monaro

Wapengo is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire of New South Wales, Australia.[1] At the, Wapengo had a population of 69.

It adjoins Wapengo Lake, which has been home to oyster farming operations since the 1890s.[2]

Wapengo Public School operated from 1881 to 1925. It was half-time with Cuttagee from October 1893 to January 1895 and with Murrah from January 1905 to September 1907.[3]

Wapengo Post Office opened on 1 July 1919 and closed on 23 July 1971.[4]

Historian Manning Clark and his linguist wife Dymphna Clark lived on a property at Wapengo, "Ness" for many years. A portrait of Manning Clark at Wapengo is on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.[5]

Heritage listings

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Extract . Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . 12 June 2018.
  2. News: Producer to plate: Wapengo Rocks Wild Organic Oysters . Canberra Times . 14 January 2016 . 12 June 2018.
  3. Web site: School history database search . NSW Department of Education . 15 June 2018.
  4. Web site: Wapengo . Premier Postal . Post Office Reference . 28 June 2018.
  5. Web site: Portrait of Manning Clark at Wapengo NSW, 1972 by Arthur Boyd . National Portrait Gallery . 12 June 2018.
  6. 00519. EF14/4393; S90/3393; HC33460. 18 May 2018.

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