History

Collingullie () is a village north-west of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales,

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. The village is located on the

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, between Wagga Wagga and Narrandera, at the crossroads with the road to Lockhart. At the

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, Collingullie had a population of 221 people. The name, ''Collingullie'', could have derived from an

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word meaning 'boggy ground'. Collingullie Post Office opened on 1 August 1879 and closed in 1982. The town's school, Collingullie Public School which has 56 students, is located on Urana Street. In recent years the tiny village of Collingullie has produced two

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draftees – Matthew Kennedy and Harry Perryman, both playing for the Greater Western Sydney Football Club.The tiny NSW village producing AFL stars
'' The Sydney Morning Herald'', 17 May 2017

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Collingullie Football Club History
{{authority control Wagga Wagga Towns in the Riverina Towns in New South Wales