Coopernook is a village in mid-north New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

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 (post code 2426). It is located 24 kilometres north of Taree

Taree, New South Wales

Taree is a city on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. Taree and nearby Cundletown were settled in 1831 by William Wynter. Since then Taree has grown to a population of around 20,000 people and is the centre of a significant agricultural district. It is 16 km from the sea coast,...

 and 11 kilometres west of Harrington and is administered by Greater Taree City Council

City of Greater Taree

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. At the 2006 census

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, Coopernook had a population of 365 people. It was formerly situated on the Pacific Highway

Pacific Highway (Australia)

The Pacific Highway is a major transport route along part of the east coast of Australia and is part of Australia's national route 1.It is 960 km long and links Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, to Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, along the coast, via Gosford, Newcastle, Taree, Port...

, until 22 March 2006, when the Coopernook Bypass was opened. The old highway crossed the Lansdowne River on a narrow iron girder bridge.

The Coopernook Primary School in Macquarie Street was established in 1875, and in 2006 it had an enrolment of 81.Its enrolment in 2007 was a similar number.

Coopernook Post Office opened on 1 November 1876.

Early settlers included Calvin, Rose, Eggins, Gillogilly, Longworth, Latham and Buchanan. A sandstone obelisk erected in 1997 commemorates the combatants in World War I

World War I

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, World War II

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 and the Vietnam War

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