Adjungbilly, New South Wales
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Adjungbilly New South Wales |
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Adjungbilly Community Hall |
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Population: | 207 (within 7 km radius) |
Postcode: | 2727 |
Elevation: | 207 m (679 ft) |
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LGA: | Gundagai Shire Council |
County: | Buccleuch |
State District: | Burrinjuck |
Adjungbilly is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina and on the north-western edge of the Snowy Mountains. It is situated about 29 kilometres south east from Gobarralong and 35 kilometres north east from Tumut. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 20 people.[2]
The area of Adjungbilly was originally referred to as Nadjongbilla, from the Wiradjuri word nadjong meaning water; and billa meaning creek, therefore referring to the area's creek with its permanent water supply.[3]
The area has a Community Hall and a small isolated primary school named the Bongongo Public School probably in relation to the nearby Bongongo Station.
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