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Ournie, New South Wales

Coordinates: 35°56′41″S 147°50′58″E / 35.94472°S 147.84944°E / -35.94472; 147.84944
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Ournie
New South Wales
Ournie
Ournie is located in New South Wales
Ournie
Ournie
Coordinates35°56′41″S 147°50′58″E / 35.94472°S 147.84944°E / -35.94472; 147.84944
Population34 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2640
Elevation516 m (1,693 ft)
Location
CountySelwyn
State electorate(s)Albury

Ournie is a rural community in the far south east part of the Riverina and situated about 15 kilometres north west from Welaregang and 20 kilometres south from Munderoo. Ournie is situated on the banks of the Ournie Creek which flows into the Murray River and the area is only about 4 kilometres from the border of Victoria.

The town was for a period the site of a small gold rush and the population grew to over 400 people in the late 1800's.[2] At the time the town was centred around the gold mining area at 35°56′26.1″S 147°47′48.9″E / 35.940583°S 147.796917°E / -35.940583; 147.796917. The remains of the old mind shafts still exist at this location. However the site is now located on private property.

Ournie Post Office opened on 1 July 1872, closed in 1875, reopened in 1904 and closed again in 1968.[3]

Ournie Creek

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ournie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "The Evening News (Sydney NSW).", Evening News, no. 1576, New South Wales, Australia, p. 4, 19 August 1872, retrieved 20 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia
  3. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009