Combaning is a rural community in the north 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 3 kilometres west of Springdale and 13 kilometres east of Temora. At the 2021 census, Combaning had a population of 100 people. The place name ''Combaning'' is derived from the local

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(

Yuin The Yuin nation, also spelt Djuwin, is a group of Aboriginal Australians, Australian Aboriginal peoples from the South Coast (New South Wales), South Coast of New South Wales. All Yuin people share ancestors who spoke, as their first language, ...

) word meaning 'to hold water'.

Combaning railway station

A railway station on the branch line to Lake Cargelligo served the community between 1893 and 1975.Combaning station
NSWrail.net, retrieved 6 September 2009.

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{{authority control Towns in the Riverina Towns in New South Wales