Ganmain is a town in the Riverina

Riverina

The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop...

 region of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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. Ganmain is located around 55 kilometres (34.2 mi) north west of Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales

Wagga Wagga is a city in New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, and with an urban population of 46,735 people, Wagga Wagga is the state's largest inland city, as well as an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia...

, and 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) east of Narrandera

Narrandera, New South Wales

-Transport:Narrandera is well served for transport. The Sturt Highway and the Newell Highways cross, just south of Narrandera. Greyhound buses pass daily - note that the destination can be listed as Jillenbah....

. Ganmain is in the Coolamon Shire

Coolamon Shire Council

Coolamon Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia in the Riverina region. The Newell Highway and the Burley Griffin Way pass through the northwestern part of the Shire....

 Local Government Area and had a population at the 2006 census of 648.

The town name is said to be an Aboriginal word meaning "Crown scenes on the Moon for tribal reasons" or "native decorated with scars"

History

Boggy Creek Post Office opened on 10 December 1888, was renamed Derry in 1894 and Ganmain later the same year.

Today

Ganmain is the self proclaimed "Sheaf Hay centre of Australia" and has produced chaff

Chaff

Chaff is the dry, scaly protective casings of the seeds of cereal grain, or similar fine, dry, scaly plant material such as scaly parts of flowers, or finely chopped straw...

 for many leading racehorse trainers in Australia. The Big Haystack in Pioneer Park reflects this background.

The town has two primary schools, Ganmain Public School and St. Brendan's Catholic Primary School.

Ganmain is the home of the famous Ganmain Pies, sold at the Ganmain Bakery. They can be brought throughout the Riverina.

Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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 is the most popular sport with the local team, Ganmain-Grong Grong

Grong Grong, New South Wales

Grong Grong is a small town in New South Wales, Australia on the Newell Highway, east of Narrandera in Narrandera Shire. At the 2006 census, Grong Grong had a population of 537 people....

-Matong

Matong, New South Wales

Matong is a town in the central east part of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is east from Narrandera and west from Coolamon. At the 2006 census, Matong had a population of 194 people.-Notes and references:...

 playing in the Riverina Football League

Riverina Football League

The Riverina Football Netball League is a semi-professional Australian rules football and netball competition containing nine clubs based in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The league features three grades in the Australian rules football competition, these being seniors,...

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Notable people from Ganmain

• Former Catholic Archbishop
  Archbishop
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   of Canberra
  Canberra
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  , Francis Carroll
  Francis Carroll
  Francis Patrick Carroll is a retired archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn and a former president of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference....
  
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• Former Sydney Swans
  Sydney Swans
  The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
  
   Australian rules footballer, Dennis Carroll
  Dennis Carroll
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• Dux of S.C.E.G.G.S Wendy Holroyde

External links

• Travelmate - Ganmain. Tourist information site.
• Coolamon Shire Council - Official website. Ganmain page.