Goolma, New South Wales
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Goolma is a tiny village community in the Central West
of New South Wales
, Australia
. It is located on the Dubbo road, which links the towns of Mudgee, Gulgong and Wellington
. At the 2006 census
,the Goolma region had a population of 31 people.
Inside the village, there are a few tennis courts, a roadhouse, a used car dealership, Anglican and Roman Catholic churches and the Goolma Hotel. Most of the surrounding area of Goolma is agricultural, with farmers producing cereals, wool, cattle and lambs.
Goolma was intended to be served by a cross-country railway line running from Sandy Hollow to Mary Vale, but work was stopped in 1950 and the line was never completed. An abandoned tunnel and unfinished bridges and embankments are landmarks to the abandoned line.
The small Goolma Public School which was founded in 1875 is very competitive in the regional sports carnivals.
Goolma had a rugby union team up until the 1990s called the "Polar Bears", but with most of the village either moving or aging, the team eventually atrophied and is no longer competing.
The Goolma Cricket Club has had a team since 1906 and currently competes in the Gulgong area.
The Tennis club holds a weekly night competition during the Summer months and holds monthly tournaments for the rest of the year.
Nine Network
presenter, Tim Sheridan was raised outside Goolma, with his older brothers playing for the Polar Bears.
Also, Sydney Roosters
forward, Daniel Conn
was raised near Goolma. After receiving a sports scholarship to The Kings School, Parramatta, Conn was contracted by the Canterbury Bulldogs
until he was offered a new contract with the Titans. He is now at the Roosters.
Central West, New South Wales
The Central West region refers to the area west of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It has an area of 63,262 square kilometers....
of 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...
. It is located on the Dubbo road, which links the towns of Mudgee, Gulgong and Wellington
Wellington, New South Wales
Wellington is a town in inland New South Wales, Australia located at the junction of the Macquarie and Bell Rivers. The town is the administrative centre of the Wellington Shire Local Government Area. The town is 362 kilometres from Sydney on the Great Western Highway and Mitchell Highway...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
,the Goolma region had a population of 31 people.
The small Goolma Public School which was founded in 1875 is very competitive in the regional sports carnivals.
Goolma had a rugby union team up until the 1990s called the "Polar Bears", but with most of the village either moving or aging, the team eventually atrophied and is no longer competing.
The Goolma Cricket Club has had a team since 1906 and currently competes in the Gulgong area.
The Tennis club holds a weekly night competition during the Summer months and holds monthly tournaments for the rest of the year.
Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
presenter, Tim Sheridan was raised outside Goolma, with his older brothers playing for the Polar Bears.
Also, Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
forward, Daniel Conn
Daniel Conn
Daniel William Conn is an Australian model and rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters club in the National Rugby League...
was raised near Goolma. After receiving a sports scholarship to The Kings School, Parramatta, Conn was contracted by the Canterbury Bulldogs
Canterbury Bulldogs
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions...
until he was offered a new contract with the Titans. He is now at the Roosters.