Caroona is a small village in
Liverpool Plains Shire
Liverpool Plains Shire is a local government area located in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed on 17 March 2004 by the amalgamation of Quirindi Shire with parts of Parry, Murrurundi and Gunnedah sh ...
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Caroona is located on the Quirindi-Coonabarabran road, about 20 kilometres WNW of
Quirindi. There are also road links to
Werris Creek
Werris Creek is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, near Tamworth, New South Wales, Tamworth, in Liverpool Plains Shire. It is north of Quirindi, New South Wales, Quirindi and is at the junction of the Main North railway line, New South ...
and
Pine Ridge. Caroona is located in the prime Liverpool Plains agricultural region.
Caroona formerly had a station on the
Binnaway – Werris Creek railway line and has a grain storage and loading facility. Caroona is located near the
Mooki River
Mooki River, a perennial stream that is part of the Namoi catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.
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The village of
Walhallow is located about 2 kilometres north of Caroona, although it is across the local government area boundary, in
Gunnedah Shire
Gunnedah Shire is a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Liverpool Plains in the Namoi River valley and is traversed by the Oxley Highway and the Kamilaroi H ...
. Walhallow was the site of an
Aboriginal reserve and mission known as Caroona Mission, which holds many sacred sites.
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Towns in New South Wales
North West Slopes
Liverpool Plains Shire
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