Woolgarlo Explained

Type:town
Woolgarlo
State:nsw
Coordinates:-34.89°N 148.74°W
Lga:Yass Valley Council
Postcode:2582
Pop:26
County:Harden
Parish:Woolgarlo
Stategov:Goulburn
Fedgov:Hume
Dist1:15
Location1:Burrinjuck
Dist2:17
Location2:Bookham
Near-N:Bookham
Near-Ne:Bowning
Near-E:Good Hope
Near-Se:Good Hope
Near-S:Narrangullen
Near-Sw:Burrinjuck
Near-W:Bookham
Near-Nw:Bookham

Woolgarlo is a locality on the foreshores of the Yass River arm of Lake Burrinjuck, in the far eastern part of the Riverina in the Yass Valley Shire of New South Wales, Australia.[1] [2] At the, it had a population of 26.

Location and features

It is situated by road, about north east from Burrinjuck and south east from Bookham.

The property was converted into a caravan and camping park during the 1960s, catering mainly to freshwater anglers and waterskiers. The caravan park was renamed Lake Burrinjuck Leisure Resort during the 1980s, but continues to be known as Woolgarlo among locals.

A Woolgarlo Post Office opened on 1 May 1870 but was closed in 1872.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woolgarlo. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. 24 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Woolgarlo. OpenStreetMap. 17 April 2018.