Bombay, New South Wales
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Bombay New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Shoalhaven River below Bombay Bridge | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°25′57″S 149°39′02″E / 35.43250°S 149.65056°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 142 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2622 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 14 km (9 mi) SW of Braidwood | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
County | Murray | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Jinglemoney | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Bombay is a locality in the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 14 km southwest of Braidwood on the western bank of the Shoalhaven River.[2][3] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 142.[1] It has two areas of somewhat denser settlement described as "Bombay" (near Bombay creek) and "Little Bombay" (further north and near Little Bombay creek). It had a school in 1871 (when it was called "Little Bombay Half-Time School") and from 1873 to 1928, normally described as "Bombay Half-Time School" but sometimes as "Bombay Provisional School".[4]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bombay". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Bombay". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Bombay". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Bombay School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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