Warragoon, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Warragoon
State:nsw
Coordinates:-35.6°N 157°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Lga:Edward River Council
Postcode:2710
Pop:98
County:Townsend
Stategov:Murray
Fedgov:Farrer
Dist1:11
Location1:Tuppal
Dist2:14
Location2:Blighty

Warragoon is a small community in the central Riverina area. It is about 11 kilometres north-west of Tuppal and 14 kilometres south-west of Blighty. At the, Warragoon had a population of 98.

Warragoon has a public school, situated on the Riverina Highway. After the construction of the railway to Oalands in the 1930s, a railway station was opened at Warragoon in August 1938.[1] A passenger service was provided for a few years after 1946.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Warragoon . Vicsig . 2024-06-20.
  2. Buckland . J.L. . The Yarrawonga - Oaklands Line . Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin . March 1947 . 113 . 41–42.
  3. Web site: Table 37 - Yarrawonga . victorianrailways.net . Mark Bau . 2019-12-18.