Corobimilla, New South Wales

Corobimilla
New South Wales

Union Church
Corobimilla
Coordinates 34°51′S 146°25′E / 34.850°S 146.417°E / -34.850; 146.417Coordinates: 34°51′S 146°25′E / 34.850°S 146.417°E / -34.850; 146.417
Postcode(s) 2700
Location
LGA(s) Narrandera Shire
County Mitchell
State electorate(s) Cootamundra
Federal Division(s) Riverina

Corobimilla is a village locality in the central east part of the Riverina.[1] It is situated by road, about 12 kilometres northeast from Morundah and 20 kilometres south west from Narrandera.

The place name Corobimilla is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "tree struck by lightning".[1]

Cuddell Siding Post Office opened on 1 August 1895, was renamed Corobimilla in 1904, and closed in 1988.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Corobimilla". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
  2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2009-06-11
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