| Cookardinia New South Wales | |
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 Entering Cookardinia | |
  Cookardinia | |
| Coordinates | 35°34′0″S 147°13′0″E / 35.56667°S 147.21667°E |
| Population | 283 (2001 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2650 |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Greater Hume Shire Council |
| County | Goulburn |
| State electorate(s) | Albury |
| Federal division(s) | Farrer |
Cookardinia is a rural locality in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The locality is 57 kilometres (35 mi) south of the regional city of Wagga Wagga and 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of the town of Henty. Its surrounding area has a population of some 283.[1]
The place name 'Cookardinia' is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "the place of the giant kingfisher", probably a reference to the Kookaburra and hence the phonetic similarity.[3]
Only several buildings remain, including the old 'Buckaringa' woolshed on the Cookardinia-Henty Road and the Memorial Hall built in 1925.
On the intersection of the Henty, Culcairn and Holbrook roads can be seen the (rapidly deteriorating) ruins of the Squatter's Arms Inn which was built in 1848. The Squatter's Arms Inn closed its doors to official trading in 1925 but then was briefly restored internally when it featured in the 1976 filming of Mad Dog Morgan, starring Dennis Hopper.[4][5]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "1161205 (Census Collection District)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
- ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
- ^ "Cookardinia". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Travel – Henty". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2007.
- ^ Mad Dog Morgan Movie (1976)
