Binda is a village in the

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region of

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, Australia in

Upper Lachlan Shire Upper Lachlan Shire is a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in February 2004 from Crookwell Shire and parts of Mulwaree, Gunning and Yass Shires. The mayor of Upper Lac ...

. It is about 17 km north-north-west of

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in the county of Georgiana. Other near-by towns or locations are: * Crooked Corner * Peelwood * Redground * Wheeo *

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North

History

The origin of the name is thought to be from the

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Aboriginal word for deep water. The site of Binda was explored in 1820 by James Meehan and John Oxley and the first pastoral runs were taken by Francis Oakes, Chief Constable of

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and Thomas Bray in 1825 and 1826. The town was a listed

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in the census of 1828. The

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was

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in 1850 with subdivision for sale in 1852 making it the oldest town in Crookwell Shire and the rich Pastoral leases and discovery of gold at Tuena, 33 kilometres to the

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caused the town to grow quickly, with a

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(1851),

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(1852), Court of Petty Sessions (1863), and

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(1864) following soon. The town reach about a thousand persons in the 1870s. Bushrangers Whitton and Reynolds and later Ben Hall robbed the town at this time. In the 20th century came a

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(1880), Memorial Hall (1920),

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(1920),

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club (1922) Graziers Association (1923) and

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club (1932).

Population

At the , Binda had a population of 280 people which had increased to 291 at the 2021 census.

Prominent landmarks

Prominent buildings today include the old Flag Hotel (''c.'' 1852), St James Anglican Church, the government school, Rose Cottage, an inn built about 1890, the steam mill built about 1860, the former store-post office (''c.'' 1870), the Anglican rectory (1874) and Binda cemetery (interments date back to 1850).

References

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