Weemelah, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Weemelah
State:nsw
Lga:Moree Plains Shire
Pop:139
Coordinates:-29.0167°N 149.25°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Stategov:Northern Tablelands
Fedgov:Parkes
Dist1:27
Dir1:E
Location1:Mungindi

Weemelah is a small village in Moree Plains Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It is 3 km north off the Carnarvon Highway and 27 km east of Mungindi. At the, Weemelah had a population of 139.

The main industry is agriculture. The Country Women's Association of New South Wales meets in Weemelah Hall. The nearest public transport is at Moree railway station. There are no schools in Weemelah, local children travel to Mungindi for their education.

The residents of Weemelah were isolated in January 2004 after local flooding.[1]

Weemalah is situated on the Mungindi, or North West railway line, 762 km from Sydney.[2] A railway station opened in 1914 as Bunarba and was renamed Weemalah in 1926. Passenger trains operated to Moree between 1926 and 1974,[3] the station has now been removed, and no trace remains. Large grain loading facilities still remain, however, and Weemalah marks the northernmost point of grain train operation on the line; the line to Mungindi is closed beyond this location.

Notes

-29.0167°N 164°W

Notes and References

  1. News: Dick . Tim . It all comes out in the wash, and it's not all bad . . 2004-01-20 . 2006-10-26.
  2. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Weemelah&line=NSW:mungindi:0 Weemalah Railway Station
  3. Milne, R. A History of the Mungindi Branch Line. Bulletin, Vol 46, no 691. May 1995. ARHS NSW Division.