| Grabben Gullen New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Grabben Gullen pub | |||||||||||||||
  Grabben Gullen | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°31′50″S 149°23′17″E / 34.5305099°S 149.387921°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 248 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 898 m (2,946 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Upper Lachlan Shire | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| County | King | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Grabben Gullen | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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Grabben Gullen is a small village in Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] At the 2016 census, it had a population of 253.[4] It is located between Crookwell and Gunning, situated at an elevation of 898 metres above sea level; several snowfalls occur during the winter months.
The town is regularly visited by fossickers, seeking sapphires, garnets, zircons and gold.[5] Its name is derived from an Aboriginal term meaning "small waters", and was chosen due to the numerous small streams in the area, which feed into the Lachlan River.
Built in the early 1800s, Grabben Gullen hosts St Mary's Catholic Church, a post office opened on 16 December 1891,[6] and a pub named The Albion. The church is of gothic style. Designed by an architect named Mr. Gordon in historical records,[7][8] it lies approximately 4.5 kilometres from the village centre and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2013.
Grabben Gullen is now a tourist attraction in the Upper Lachlan region, and hosts a monthly produce market.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Grabben Gullen (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Map showing Grabben Gullen". Whereis.com. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Grabben Gullen". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Grabben Gullen". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Grabben Gullen". Upper Lachlan. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "New Post-office". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. New South Wales, Australia. 15 December 1891. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Maher, Brian (2012), Hidden in the bush : St Mary's Church Grabben Gullen, sesqui-centenary 1863-2013 / Rev. Brian Maher B.Sc.Agr., O.A.M, Brian Maher
- ^ "COUNTRY DISTRICTS". Freeman's Journal. Vol. V, no. 1056. New South Wales, Australia. 2 July 1864. p. 5. Retrieved 9 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
