Coree is a community in the central 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 ...
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Australia. It is situated about 43 kilometres west of
Jerilderie
Jerilderie is a small, rural town in the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Murrumbidgee Local Government Area. At th Jerilderie had a population of 922 people.
It can be found along the Newell Highway ...
and 48 kilometres east of
Conargo. At the
2006 census
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number.
In mathematics
Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...
, Coree had a population of 91.
The name could have derived from an
Aboriginal word meaning 'charcoal'.
Coree Post Office opened on 15 March 1875 and closed in 1892.
Coree Football Club played in the
Southern Riverina Football Association (SRFA) between 1916 and 1932. They were runners up to Finley in the 1929 SRFA grand final.
Notes and references
Towns in the Riverina
Towns in New South Wales
Murrumbidgee Council
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