Ganmain is a town in the

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region of

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, Australia. Ganmain is located around north west 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 east of

Narrandera Narrandera ( ) until around 1949 also spelled "Narandera", is a town located in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia. The town lies on the junction of the Newell and Sturt highways, adjacent to the Murrumbidgee River, and ...

. Ganmain is in the

Coolamon Shire Coolamon Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Shire comprises and is located adjacent to the Newell Highway and the Burley Griffin Way. The Shire includes the towns of Coolamo ...

local government area and had a population at the 2016 census of 779.

History

The town name is said to be an Aboriginal word meaning "Crown scenes on the Moon for tribal reasons" or "native decorated with scars". Ganmain takes its name from Ganmain Run, a cattle station established in 1838, by settler James Devlin. Boggy Creek Post Office opened on 10 December 1888, was renamed Derry in 1894 and Ganmain later the same year. In 1973, the Ganmain Historical Society was opened by six local families.

Today

Ganmain is the self-proclaimed "Sheaf Hay centre of Australia"Sheaf Hay Centre
Ganmain and has produced chaff for many leading racehorse trainers in Australia. The Big Haystack in Pioneer Park reflects this background. The town has two primary schools, Ganmain Public School and St. Brendan's Catholic Primary School. Australian rules football is the most popular sport with the local team, Ganmain-

Grong Grong Grong Grong is a small town that is located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is situated on the Newell Highway, east of Narrandera in the Shire of Narrandera. The name ''Grong Grong'' is an Aboriginal term mea ...

Matong Matong is a town in the central east part of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is east of Narrandera and west of Coolamon. At the 2016 census, Matong had a population of 164 people. Sport The most popular sport in ...

playing in the Riverina Football Netball League.

Sport

The most popular sport in Ganmain is Australian rules football, as it lies in the narrow 'canola belt', a geographical triangle stretching from Grong Grong and

Marrar, New South Wales Marrar is a town in the central east part of the Riverina region of New South Wales. Australia. The town is situated about west of Old Junee and north of Downside. At the 2016 census, Marrar had a population of 368. Marrar Post Office opene ...

at either end of the Canola Way, to Ungarie, , in which Australian football retains a strong following, despite

being a largely rugby league supporting state. The town's team competes in the

Riverina Football League The Riverina Football Netball League (RFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing nine clubs based in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The league features three grades in the Australian rules footbal ...

Notable people from Ganmain

* Former Catholic Archbishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn is a Latin Rite archdiocese located in the Australian Capital Territory, and the South West Slopes, Southern Tablelands, Monaro and the South Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia. ...

, Francis Carroll. * Former Sydney Swans Australian rules footballer, Dennis Carroll and North Melbourne's Frank Gumbleton.

External links

Travelmate
- Ganmain. Tourist information site.

- Official website. Ganmain page.

References

{{authority control Towns in the Riverina Coolamon Shire