Morundah is a small town in the Murray region of

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, Australia. The town is located on the

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and in the

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local government area. The town consists of a hotel, some silos and a few houses. At the 2021 census, Morundah had a population of 24.Based on the resident population of meshblock 10793360000 fro
Census mesh block counts, 2021
/ref> Colombo Creek Post Office opened on 1 May 1877, was renamed Murundah in 1889 and Morundah in 1895. It closed in 1982. Morundah was served by the now closed Tocumwal railway line. Morundah railway station opened on 16 September 1884 and closed on 17 November 1975. Morundah Football Club was an Australian Rules Football club that competed in the

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from 1924 - 1939. The club went into recess from 1940 to 1945 due to

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and did not reform after

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. Morundah is notable for its recent tradition of hosting

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performances, including the touring arm of

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, OzOpera's performance of '' Carmen'' in 2006 and the performance of ''

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'' by the

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in 2007. In 2012, Co-Opera's performance of ''

Die Fledermaus ' (, ''The Flittermouse'' or ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original li ...

'' was very well received. In 2016, the old "opera house"—which was basically a prefabricated pig shed—was demolished and replaced by a larger permanent structure, designed to cater for not only opera, but a range of other types of events.

Gallery

File:MorundahParadiseTheatre.JPG, The Morundah "Opera House" File:MorundahRacehorseStatue.JPG, A statue of a racehorse built out of scrap metal by local artist Andrew Whitehead File:MorundahRotunda.JPG, Rotunda

References

External links

Morundah Rail Siding
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