Garah is a town in north western

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, Australia. The town is in the

Moree Plains Shire Moree Plains Shire is a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The northern boundary of the Shire is located adjacent to the border between New South Wales and Queensland. The Shire is located adjac ...

local government area. At the , Garah and the surrounding area had a population of 306.

Geography

Garah is on the

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, north west of the state capital,

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and north west of the regional centre of Moree. It is on the Mungindi railway line (also known as the North West railway line) between

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and Moree.

History

The name of the town is an Aboriginal word meaning long or a long distance. The Garah railway station was open between 1913 and 1974. A branch of the

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was opened in Garah in January 1919. The

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in Garah was officially opened on Sunday 21 April 1929 by the Right Reverend A. P. Camerson, church Moderator.

Facilities

Facilities in the town include a post office, primary school, police station, tennis courts, grain silo, CWA hall, town hall, pre-school, corner shop,

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, race course, small petrol bowser, Catholic church and a Presbyterian Church. Local activities include

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Events

Garah is also said to have the oldest running picnic races in Australia.

References

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