Kamarah, New South Wales

"Kamarah" redirects here. For places in Iran, see Kamarah, Iran (disambiguation).

Kamarah New South Wales
Kamarah public hall
Kamarah
Coordinates	34°22′5″S 146°45′39″E / 34.36806°S 146.76083°E / -34.36806; 146.76083Coordinates: 34°22′5″S 146°45′39″E / 34.36806°S 146.76083°E / -34.36806; 146.76083
Population	130 (2006 census)^[1]
Postcode(s)	2665
Elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Location	508 km (316 mi) SW of Sydney 77 km (48 mi) E of Griffith 77 km (48 mi) E of Narrandera 13 km (8 mi) w of Ardlethan
LGA(s)	Narrandera Shire
County	Cooper
State electorate(s)	Murrumbidgee
Federal Division(s)	Riverina

Kamarah, is a village community in the central north part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 11 kilometres west from Ardlethan and 12 kilometres east from Moombooldool. At the 2006 census, Kamarah had a population of 130 people.^[1]

Kamarah was previously named By Goo. Its current name comes from the local Aboriginal word for 'sleep'.^[2]

Bygoo Post Office opened on 2 December 1910, was renamed Kamarah next year and closed in 1986.^[3]

The railway line in 1908. The station closed in 1975 however the line remains open for goods trains.^[4]

Notes and references

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kamarah (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
↑ "Kamarah". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2009-06-11
↑ Kamarah Station. NSWrail.net, accessed 10 November 2010.

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Kamarah Railway Siding

Preceding station		NSW Branch lines		Following station
Moombooldool towards Roto		Temora- Roto Line		Ardlethan towards Temora

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