Geurie, New South Wales

Geurie
New South Wales
Geurie is located in New South Wales
Geurie
Geurie
Coordinates32°24′S 148°50′E / 32.400°S 148.833°E / -32.400; 148.833
Population755 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2818
Location
LGA(s)Dubbo Regional Council
CountyLincoln
State electorate(s)Dubbo
Federal division(s)Calare

Geurie is a small village in central-west New South Wales, Australia in the local government area of Dubbo Regional Council. It is between Wellington and Dubbo in the Orana Region of the State. It is on the Main Western railway line and served by a daily NSW TrainLink XPT service between Sydney and Dubbo. At the 2016 census, Geurie had a population of 755.[2]

Geurie was the scene of a notable train crash when the ‘Bourke mail’ train collided with the engine of a stationary goods train on Friday 23 August 1963 at 9pm.[3] [4]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Geurie (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Geurie (SSC) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Hotham, Farren (28 June 2012). "Historic pictures show Geurie's past". Wellington Times. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. ^ Photos of crash