Cavan is a rural community situated on the south bank of the Murrumbidgee River in the Yass Valley Shire.[2][3] At the 2016 census, it had a population of 47.[1] It is situated by road, about 40 kilometres southwest of Yass and 43 northwest of Canberra. It was named after the town of Cavan in Ireland. It is reportedly owned by Rupert Murdoch.[4]
| Cavan New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Wee Jasper Road in Cavan | |||||||||||||||
  Cavan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°01′S 148°50′E / 35.017°S 148.833°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 47 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2582 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Yass Valley Shire | ||||||||||||||
| County | Cowley | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Cavan Post Office opened on 1 March 1887, closed in 1902, reopened in 1913 and closed in 1951.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cavan (NSW)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Cavan". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Cavan". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Rudd and the Murdoch press". The Monthly. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009
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