Wombat, New South Wales
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Wombat is a small township in New South Wales
, Australia
. It is situated on the Olympic Highway, 15 km South-west of Young
. It is in the local government area of Harden Shire and in the Federal Government electoral area of Hume. Wombat has a population of approx 180 people.
people for thousand of years.
"Allambie Orchard", A cherry orchard that allows people to pick their own fruit in season
"Wombat Heights", a farm on a hill which produces jam, fruit wine and liqueurs from traditional recipes. Visitors are invited to do-it-themselves.
"Wilkies Cottage Restaurant/Café".
"The Old Convent Geranium Nursery", Hope St, offers many colours & varieties of miniatures of variegated, climbing and scented Pelargonium
geraniums. The highway into to Wombat is graced with a statue of a wombat
, made of local material, which was unveiled in 2002 by Aunt Mary, the oldest person in the village and Bronte Sprenger a local school kid who won a colouring in competition.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is situated on the Olympic Highway, 15 km South-west of Young
Young, New South Wales
-Demographics:On census night, 7 August 2001, there were 6,821 people counted in Young. There were 238 people who identified as being of Indigenous origin in the 2001 Census...
. It is in the local government area of Harden Shire and in the Federal Government electoral area of Hume. Wombat has a population of approx 180 people.
History
The area was occupied by the indigenous WiradjuriWiradjuri
The Wiradjuri are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales.In the 21st century, major Wiradjuri groups live in Condobolin, Peak Hill, Narrandera and Griffith...
people for thousand of years.
- 1860 - Gold discovered at nearby YoungYoung, New South Wales-Demographics:On census night, 7 August 2001, there were 6,821 people counted in Young. There were 238 people who identified as being of Indigenous origin in the 2001 Census...
. 20,000 miners converge on surrounding areas. Wombat Post Office opened on 16 July 1862. - 1865 - The village of Wombat was established. Many Chinese miners moved to the area taking plots of land.
- 1867 - Wombat Public School was founded in a bark hut
- 1873 - foundation stone of St Matthews Church of England laid
- 1875 - Roman Catholic Church built
- 1877 - Wombat Hotel began trading
- 1880 - Carlo LazzariniCarlo LazzariniCarlo Camillo Lazzarini , also known as Charlie Lazzarini, was an Australian politician affiliated with the Australian Labor Party...
, (1880-1952), NSW politician and trade unionist was born in Wombat. - 1895 - Mechanics Institute opened
- 1903 - Wombat Hotel's current building constructed
- 1909 - Roman Catholic convent opened
- 1923 - Wombat Soldiers' Memorial hall officially opened
- 1924 - the old hall was destroyed by fire
- 1950s & 1960s - The Olympic Way highway was built through
Attractions
"The Wombat Hotel", which has had a continuous liquor license since 1877, making it the longest in New South Wales"Allambie Orchard", A cherry orchard that allows people to pick their own fruit in season
"Wombat Heights", a farm on a hill which produces jam, fruit wine and liqueurs from traditional recipes. Visitors are invited to do-it-themselves.
"Wilkies Cottage Restaurant/Café".
"The Old Convent Geranium Nursery", Hope St, offers many colours & varieties of miniatures of variegated, climbing and scented Pelargonium
Pelargonium
Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants which includes about 200 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs, commonly known as scented geraniums or storksbills. Confusingly, Geranium is the correct botanical name of a separate genus of related plants often called Cranesbills. Both Geranium...
geraniums. The highway into to Wombat is graced with a statue of a wombat
Wombat
Wombats are Australian marsupials; they are short-legged, muscular quadrupeds, approximately in length with a short, stubby tail. They are adaptable in their habitat tolerances, and are found in forested, mountainous, and heathland areas of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania, as well as...
, made of local material, which was unveiled in 2002 by Aunt Mary, the oldest person in the village and Bronte Sprenger a local school kid who won a colouring in competition.