Warialda Rail, New South Wales

Warialda Rail
New South Wales
The "Gully" Hotel, now closed at Warialda Rail
Warialda Rail is located in New South Wales
Warialda Rail
Warialda Rail
Coordinates29°38′0″S 150°33′0″E / 29.63333°S 150.55000°E / -29.63333; 150.55000
Population345 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2402
Location
LGA(s)Gwydir Shire
State electorate(s)Northern Tablelands
Federal division(s)Parkes

Warialda Rail is a town in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located 3 km southwest of Warialda in the Gwydir Shire local government area, 581 kilometres (361 mi) north of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2006 census, Warialda Rail and the surrounding area had a population of 345.[1]

The name of the local school and the area generally was originally Kelly's Gully, shortened by local residents to "the Gully". The Warialda railway station was located in the village. A recreation reserve was dedicated in the area in 1911 and, in 1913, an estate including allotments near the railway station and farming and grazing land was offered for sale.[2]

Today the village consists of a former hotel, a cluster of houses and a railway yard.[2]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Warialda Rail (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Warialda Rail - a brief history". Gwydir Shire. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2009.