Bannister, New South Wales
Bannister is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies about 20 km south of Crookwell and 90 km northeast of Canberra. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 120.[4]
Bannister New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Crookwell 2 Wind Farm from Bannister in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() Bannister Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°35′54″S 149°29′34″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 141 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2580 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 897 m (2,943 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Upper Lachlan Shire | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
County | Argyle | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Pomeroy | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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Bannister was named after Saxe Bannister, first Attorney General of New South Wales.[2] It had a state school from 1878 to 1968. This was described at different times as a "public school", a "half-time school" or a "provisional school". Prior to May 1915, it was called Gullen Flat Public School.[5]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bannister (NSW) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "Bannister". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- "Bannister". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bannister". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- "Bannister in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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