Wapengo is a locality in the

Bega Valley Shire The Bega Valley Shire is a Local government in Australia, local government area located adjacent to the South Coast, New South Wales, south-eastern coastline of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in 1981 with the amalgamation of t ...

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. At the , Wapengo had a population of 69. It adjoins Wapengo Lake, which has been home to oyster farming operations since the 1890s. Wapengo Public School operated from 1881 to 1925. It was half-time with Cuttagee from October 1893 to January 1895 and with Murrah from January 1905 to September 1907. Wapengo Post Office opened on 1 July 1919 and closed on 23 July 1971. Historian

Manning Clark Charles Manning Hope Clark, (3 March 1915 – 23 May 1991) was an Australian historian and the author of the best-known general history of Australia, his six-volume ''A History of Australia'', published between 1962 and 1987. He has been descri ...

and his linguist wife

Dymphna Clark Hilma Dymphna Clark (née Lodewyckx; 18 December 1916 – 12 May 2000) was an Australian linguist and educator. She was married to the historian Manning Clark. Biography Born in Melbourne of Swedish and Flemish ancestry, Clark was educated at ...

lived on a property at Wapengo, "

Ness Ness or NESS may refer to: Places Australia * Ness, Wapengo, a heritage-listed natural coastal area in New South Wales United Kingdom * Ness, Cheshire, England, a village * Ness, Lewis, the most northerly area on Lewis, Scotland, UK * Cuspate ...

" for many years. A portrait of Manning Clark at Wapengo is on display at the

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Heritage listings

Wapengo has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Reserve Road:

References

{{authority control Localities in New South Wales Bega Valley Shire