Cootamundra
Sign in to saveCootamundra, nicknamed Coota, is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia and within the Riverina. It is within the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council. It is located on the Olympic Highway at the point where it crosses the Muttama Creek, between Junee and Cowra. Its railway station is on the Main Southern line, part of the Melbourne-to-Sydney line.
Key facts
- Australian place.type
- town
- Australian place.name
- Cootamundra
- Australian place.state
- nsw
- Australian place.image
- Cootamundra Building A 004.jpg
- Australian place.caption
- The CBC bank building and post office on Wallendoon St
- Australian place.postcode
- 2590
- Australian place.lga
- Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council
- Australian place.est
- 1861
- Australian place.elevation
- 318
- Australian place.maxtemp
- 22.3
- Australian place.mintemp
- 7.8
- Australian place.rainfall
- 614.3
- Australian place.county
- Harden
- Australian place.fedgov
- Riverina
- Australian place.stategov
- Cootamundra
- Australian place.dist1
- 390
- Australian place.location1
- Sydney
- Australian place.dist2
- 161
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Article
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- History
- Timeline
- Churches
- Military history
- Heritage listings
- Description and attractions
- Cricket Captains' Walk
- The Giant
- Population
- Transport
- TrainLink coaches
- Airport
- Sport
- Notable residents
- Climate
- Some street names
- In popular culture
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Cootamundra, nicknamed Coota, is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia and within the Riverina. It is within the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council. It is located on the Olympic Highway at the point where it crosses the Muttama Creek, between Junee and Cowra. Its railway station is on the Main Southern line, part of the Melbourne-to-Sydney line.
Cootamundra is the birthplace of Sir Donald Bradman , an Australian cricketer universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time. It is also known for being the site of Cootamundra Domestic Training Home for Aboriginal Girls, an institution housing Aboriginal girls who were forcibly taken from their families.