Wantabadgery is a village community in the central eastern 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 ...
situated about 35 kilometres east of
Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 56,000 as of June 2018, Wagga Wagga is the state's la ...
and 19 kilometres west of
Nangus
Nangus is a village on the Wagga Wagga to Gundagai Road on the north side of the Murrumbidgee River. From Nangus, Junee, Gundagai, Wantabadgery, Oura, New South Wales, Oura and Wagga Wagga are accessible. Nangus is approximately due west of Gund ...
. At the , Wantabadgery had a population of 299.
Wanta Badgery Post Office opened on 1 December 1923 and closed in 1966.
Wantabadgery was formerly an Aboriginal Mission. It is now a small Village along the
Murrumbidgee River
The Murrumbidgee River () is a major tributary of the Murray River within the Murray–Darling basin and the second longest river in Australia. It flows through the Australian state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, desce ...
,
New South Wales
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Gallery
File:Wantabadgery MacDonald Memorial Hall.jpg, MacDonald Memorial Hall
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Towns in the Riverina
Towns in New South Wales
Populated places on the Murrumbidgee River
Junee Shire