Grahamstown is a village community in the central east part of the
Riverina
The Riverina ()
is an agricultural list of regions in Australia, region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, a climate with significant seaso ...
and situated about 12 kilometres north of
Adelong
Adelong is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, on the banks of the Adelong Creek.
Adelong sits on the Snowy Mountains Highway and is a part of the Snowy Valleys Council. At the , Adelong had an urban population of ...
and 13 kilometres south of
Tumblong. At the , Grahamstown had a population of 61 people.
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200px, left, Grahamstown - Billy Goat Hall
Grahamstown consists of a small number of private residences on the Adelong to Tumblong road and the somewhat dilapidated Billy Goat Hall.
The area now known as Grahamstown lies on the traditional lands of the ]Wiradjuri
The Wiradjuri people (; ) are a group of Aboriginal Australian people from central New South Wales, united by common descent through kinship and shared traditions. They survived as skilled hunter-fisher-gatherers, in family groups or clans, a ...
people.
Gold was mined in the area at Gibraltar Hill and alluvial deposits were mined there by dredge.
Grahamstown Post Office opened on 16 December 1881 and closed in 1981.
See also
* Gibralter Hill
References
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Towns in the Riverina
Towns in New South Wales
Snowy Valleys Council
Mining towns in New South Wales