Garah, New South Wales

      Garah
      New South Wales
      GarahPostOffice.JPG
      Post office at Garah
      Garah is located in New South Wales
      Garah
      Coordinates 29°03′0″S 149°37′0″E / 29.05000°S 149.61667°E / -29.05000; 149.61667Coordinates: 29°03′0″S 149°37′0″E / 29.05000°S 149.61667°E / -29.05000; 149.61667
      Population 336
      Postcode(s) 2405
      Location
      LGA(s) Moree Plains Shire
      State electorate(s) Barwon
      Federal Division(s) Parkes

      Garah is a village in Moree Plains Shire, New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Garah and the surrounding area had a population of 336.[1]

      It is located 51 kilometres northwest of Moree on the Carnarvon Highway. Local activities include agriculture. It is on the Mungindi railway line between Mungindi and Moree.

      This small town consists of a post office, primary school, police station, tennis courts, grain silo, CWA hall, town hall, pre-school, corner shop, pub, race course, small petrol bowser, Catholic church and a Presbyterian Church.

      Garah is also said to have the oldest running picnic races in Australia.

      The Mungindi, or North West railway line passes through the town and a station was open between 1913 and 1974.[2]

      References

      1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Garah (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-11-30. 
      2. ^ Garah station. NSWrail.net, accessed 9 September 2009.
      Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station
      towards Mungindi
      Mungindi Line
      towards Werris Creek


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