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Corobimilla, New South Wales

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Corobimilla
New South Wales
Union Church
Population44 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2700
Location
LGA(s)Narrandera Shire
CountyMitchell
State electorate(s)Cootamundra
Federal division(s)Riverina

Corobimilla is a village locality in the central east part of the Riverina.[2] It is situated by road, about 12 kilometres northeast from Morundah and 20 kilometres south west from Narrandera.

The place name Corobimilla is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "tree struck by lightning".[2]

Cuddell Siding Post Office opened on 1 August 1895, was renamed Corobimilla in 1904, and closed in 1988.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Corobimilla (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Corobimilla". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009