Bombala
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Bombala is a town in the Monaro region of far southern New South Wales, Australia, in Snowy Monaro Regional Council. It is approximately south-southwest of the state capital, Sydney, and south of the town of Cooma. The name derives from an Aboriginal word meaning "Meeting of the waters". The town lies on the banks of the Bombala River. At the , Bombala had a population of 1,892.
Key facts
- Australian place.caption
- Bombala, looking towards the town centre. The footbridge passes over the Bombala railway line. The right most building is the station building, the centre building the goods shed and above that is the bridge over the Bombala River.
- Australian place.pop
- 1,892
- Australian place.postcode
- 2632
- Australian place.elevation
- 705
- Australian place.dist1
- 485
- Australian place.dir1
- SSW
- Australian place.location1
- Sydney
- Australian place.dist2
- 202
- Australian place.dir2
- S
- Australian place.location2
- Canberra
- Australian place.dist3
- 87
- Australian place.dir3
- S
- Australian place.location3
- Cooma
- Australian place.dist4
- 77
- Australian place.dir4
- WSW
- Australian place.location4
- Bega
- Australian place.lga
- Snowy Monaro Regional Council
- Australian place.county
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Bombala is a town in the Monaro region of far southern New South Wales, Australia, in Snowy Monaro Regional Council. It is approximately south-southwest of the state capital, Sydney, and south of the town of Cooma. The name derives from an Aboriginal word meaning "Meeting of the waters". The town lies on the banks of the Bombala River. At the , Bombala had a population of 1,892.
==History==
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