Yeoval, New South Wales
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Yeoval is a small village in the Central Western district of New South Wales
, Australia
. The town lies in Cabonne Shire Council, however a small part lies over Buckinbah Creek in Wellington Shire
which is referred to as North Yeoval. At the 2006 census
, Yeoval had a population of 292.The town was the childhood home of Australian poet Banjo Paterson
, who lived on the nearby Buckinbah property, and many of his poems reflect the area.
Yeoval railway station opened in 1925 on the now closed Molong- Dubbo railway line
, and was sited to the north of the village in North Yeoval. Passenger services operated until 1974.
.
Yeoval has 2 schools, Yeoval Central school, opened in 1883 and St Columba's Catholic School.
St Luke's Anglican church, which was opened in 1925, is part of the parish of St Matthew's Cumnock
.
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...
. The town lies in Cabonne Shire Council, however a small part lies over Buckinbah Creek in Wellington Shire
Wellington Council
Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway....
which is referred to as North Yeoval. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Yeoval had a population of 292.The town was the childhood home of Australian poet Banjo Paterson
Banjo Paterson
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, OBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood...
, who lived on the nearby Buckinbah property, and many of his poems reflect the area.
History
Yeoval Post Office opened on 1 November 1884.Yeoval railway station opened in 1925 on the now closed Molong- Dubbo railway line
Molong- Dubbo railway line, New South Wales
The Molong- Dubbo railway line is a closed railway line in western New South Wales, Australia. It branched off of the Broken Hill railway line at Molong and paralleled the Main West line before rejoining it at Dubbo...
, and was sited to the north of the village in North Yeoval. Passenger services operated until 1974.
.
Yeoval has 2 schools, Yeoval Central school, opened in 1883 and St Columba's Catholic School.
St Luke's Anglican church, which was opened in 1925, is part of the parish of St Matthew's Cumnock
Cumnock
Cumnock is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The town sits at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water and the Lugar Water...
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