Wollogorang, New South Wales

Wollogorang
New South Wales
Wollogorang homestead
Wollogorang is located in New South Wales
Wollogorang
Wollogorang
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates34°52′57″S 149°31′02″E / 34.88250°S 149.51722°E / -34.88250; 149.51722
Population49 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2581
Elevation754 m (2,474 ft)
Location
LGA(s)
RegionSouthern Tablelands
CountyArgyle
Parish
State electorate(s)Goulburn
Federal division(s)Hume
Localities around Wollogorang:
Breadalbane Parkesbourne Yarra
Breadalbane Wollogorang Yarra
Collector Currawang Currawang

Wollogorang is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire and Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. A small part of the locality is in Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council. It is located about 35 km southwest of Goulburn and 61 km northeast of Canberra.[2] It lies on both sides of the Federal Highway and on the southern side of the Hume Highway. They intersect nearby to the northeast in the locality of Yarra. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 49.[3]

A significant natural feature of the locality is the Wollogorang Lagoon. Wollogorang Road and Thornford Road are other roads in the area.

History

The Wologorong area was first inhabited by the Gundungurra people[4] and by the mid 1840s the NSW colonial government had granted numerous land grants in the area, beginning white settlement.

Wologorong homestead was the centre of a major pastoral property that was established in the 19th century.[5] The socialite Sheila Chisholm, who was a friend of George VI and Edward VIII was born and brought up there.[6]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wollogorang (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Wollogorang". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wollogorang". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 July 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Gandangara (NSW)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.
  5. ^ "Wollogorang Homestead, Goulburn, NSW - October 1987". Flickr. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. ^ Wainwright, Robert Wainright (2014). Sheila: The Australian Beauty Who Bewitched British Society. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9781743311318.