Eringanerin, New South Wales

Eringanerin New South Wales
The main street of Gilgandra Township
Eringanerin
Coordinates	31°42′0″S 148°40′0″E
Population	3,126 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2827
Elevation	282 m (925 ft)
Location	460 km (286 mi) from Sydney 66 km (41 mi) from Dubbo
LGA(s)	Gilgandra Shire
Region	Center West
County	Gowen County
State electorate(s)	Barwon
Federal division(s)	Parkes
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 24.7 °C 76 °F 9.9 °C 50 °F 557.2 mm 21.9 in

Eringanerin Parish, New South Wales is a bounded rural locality of Gilgandra Shire and a civil parish of Gowen County, New South Wales.[2][3]

Geography

The only town of the county is Gilgandra,[4] seat of the shire.

The parish is on the Castlereagh River and Great Australian Basin and, specifically, over the Surat Sub-basin of the GAB.[5]

History

In 1888 Gilgandra township was proclaimed, and the first town blocks were sold in 1889 though as postal service (1867), school (1881) and court house (1884) were already established. The Council was constituted in 1906.[6] During World War I, the so-called Coo-ee recruitment march to Sydney began here.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gilgandra (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
2. Robert McLean, The New atlas of Australia : the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices (Sydney :J. Sands, [1886) Map 14.
3. Map of Gowan County, New South Wales.
4. Robert McLean, The New atlas of Australia : the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices (Sydney :J. Sands, [1886) Map 14.
5. 'Introducing Groundwater to Your Catchment', Murray-Darling Basin Commission p.151. Online at https://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/archived/mdbc-GW-reports/2172_Introducing_GW_to_your_catchment.pdf. Accessed 19 April 2018
6. "Gilgandra " District History". Gilgandra Shire Council (www.gilgandra.nsw.gov.au). 2004. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2006.