Delungra, New South Wales
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Delungra is a small town on the Gwydir Highway
, 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Inverell
and 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Bingara
in Inverell Shire, New South Wales
, Australia
.
Delungra was incorporated as a town in 1907 and celebrated the centenary of the town combined with Australia Day
celebrations in 2007.
An earlier Reedy Creek Post Office was renamed Delungra on 11 June 1906.
Delungra has two horse events each year, with campdrafting
in March, and a horse sports weekend in October, the 2007 event was unfortunately canceled due to the horse flu and subsequent restrictions on horse movements.
A number of annual events also occur throughout the year such as an Australia Day parade on the 26th of January, a Christmas parade followed by carols by candlelight at Christmas time. On the 25 April and the 11 November there are remembrance services for those that have lost their lives during times of war.
While no temperature records are kept for Delungra, the Delungra Post Office has been keeping rainfall records since November 1924, and before that Gunnee Station (8km north) kept records between 1879 and 1924. Below is annual rainfall statistics to 30th of September 2011:
The nearest automated weather stations are 30 km to the east at the Inverell Research Centre and 109 km to the west at the Moree Airport.
Gwydir Highway
The Gwydir Highway is a 567 kilometre highway in northern New South Wales, Australia. It was named after the Gwydir River, which in turn was named for a locale in Wales....
, 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Inverell
Inverell, New South Wales
Inverell is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Macintyre River. It is also the centre of Inverell Shire. Inverell is located on the Gwydir Highway on the western slopes of the Northern Tablelands. It has a temperate climate...
and 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Bingara
Bingara, New South Wales
Bingara is a small town on the Gwydir River in Murchison County in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. In 2006, Bingara had a population of 1,207 people. and is currently the Administrative centre for the Gwydir Shire that was created in 2003. It has a culturally homogeneous...
in Inverell Shire, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Delungra was incorporated as a town in 1907 and celebrated the centenary of the town combined with Australia Day
Australia Day
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia...
celebrations in 2007.
An earlier Reedy Creek Post Office was renamed Delungra on 11 June 1906.
Delungra has two horse events each year, with campdrafting
Campdrafting
Campdrafting is a unique and very popular Australian sport involving a horse and rider working cattle. The riding style is like that of Western riding and the event is somewhat related to the American events such as cutting, working cow horse, team penning, and ranch sorting.In the competition, a...
in March, and a horse sports weekend in October, the 2007 event was unfortunately canceled due to the horse flu and subsequent restrictions on horse movements.
A number of annual events also occur throughout the year such as an Australia Day parade on the 26th of January, a Christmas parade followed by carols by candlelight at Christmas time. On the 25 April and the 11 November there are remembrance services for those that have lost their lives during times of war.
While no temperature records are kept for Delungra, the Delungra Post Office has been keeping rainfall records since November 1924, and before that Gunnee Station (8km north) kept records between 1879 and 1924. Below is annual rainfall statistics to 30th of September 2011:
- Mean: 719.7mm
- High: 1,319.6mm (1879)
- Low: 388.6mm (1902)
The nearest automated weather stations are 30 km to the east at the Inverell Research Centre and 109 km to the west at the Moree Airport.
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