Graman, New South Wales
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Graman is a small village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 nestled on the banks of Graman Creek, 40 km northwest of 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 25 km from Ashford
Ashford, New South Wales
Ashford is a small farming community in the New England region of New South Wales, close to the Queensland border.-History:Frazer's Creek Post Office opened on 1 January 1853 and was renamed Ashford in 1863....

 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
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. The village is situated on the Inverell to Yetman road at elevation of about 606 metres. Graman is in Arrawatta County.

The area surrounding Graman is an agricultural area producing grains, sheep and beef cattle
Cattle
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The village has a Community Church, a public school, a Rural Fire Service station, sports ground, tennis courts and the Graman Hotel which was established in 1876. Graman Post Office opened on 16 August 1880 and closed in 1989.

Older children from Graman generally attend schools in Inverell or Delungra
Delungra, New South Wales
Delungra is a small town on the Gwydir Highway, from Inverell and 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...

. The timber Catholic Church was sold in 1994 and is now a private home.
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