Merriwagga is a town in the northern part of the
Riverina region of the Australian state of
New South Wales
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. It is situated by road, about north west of
Goolgowi
Goolgowi is a small town located in western New South Wales, Australia, around west of Sydney via the Mid-Western Highway and is the administrative centre of Carrathool Shire
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and south of
Hillston on the
Kidman Way in
NSW
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. At the , it has a population of 169.
The main industry is agriculture.
The village was surveyed and gazetted on 4 April 1924
[Carrathool Shire Council, Merriwagga](_blank)
and is laid out in an irregular rectangular pattern. It is surrounded by the Merriwagga State Forest, a loosely
mallee-forested area of approximately . Merriwagga Post Office opened on 26 May 1924.
Merriwagga railway station lies between Goolgowi station and
Goorawin station. It is dominated by three massive grain silos and two grain receival depots. The Black Stump Hotel across the road boasts the tallest bar in Australia,
it was established in 1926.
The Black Stump Hotel Merriwagga NSW
/ref> The name relates to the Black Stump Story telling of the death of Mrs. Barbara Blain. She burnt to death in March 1886 at Black Stump Tank, approximately halfway between Merriwagga and Gunbar. Her story and the life of the early pioneer women is commemorated in the ''Memorial to Pioneer Woman of the Merriwagga District'', situated next to the picnic area between Black Stump Hotel and the grain receival depots.
Gallery
File:Merriwagga Black Stump Trading Post 001.JPG, Black Stump Trading Post
File:Merriwagga Railway Sign 001.JPG, Merriwagga Railway Station sign (relocated)
File:Merriwagga Silos.JPG, Silos and grain elevators
File:Merriwagga Uniting Church 001.JPG, Soldiers' Memorial Uniting Church
References
External links
Merriwagga Railway Siding
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Towns in the Riverina
Towns in New South Wales