Lacmalac is a rural community in the central east part of the
Riverina
The Riverina
is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation ...
. It is situated by road, about 9 kilometres east of
Tumut
Tumut () is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the banks of the Tumut River.
Tumut sits on the north-west foothills of the Snowy Mountains and is located on the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri, Wolgalu ...
and 19 kilometres south east of
Gocup.
A part of the localities now known as Lacmalac and
Little River
Little River may refer to several places:
Australia Streams New South Wales
*Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River
* Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
was one of the sites proposed for Australia's national capital city. it was one of two sites near Tumut; the other being at Gadara to the west of Tumut. If the proposal for a new city at Little River-Laclamac had come to fruition, the
Tumut railway line would have been extended to the area and a dam built on
Goobarragandra River to provide a water supply.
250px, left, Lacmalac
Notes and references
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Towns in the Riverina
Towns in New South Wales
Proposed sites for national capital of Australia