| Menindee New South Wales | |||||||||
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  Menindee | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°23′33″S 142°25′05″E / 32.39250°S 142.41806°E | ||||||||
| Population | 551 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2879 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 61.0 m (200 ft) | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Central Darling Shire | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes[2] | ||||||||
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Menindee (derived from Minandichi, the original Indigenous name for Lake Menindee,[3] and frequently but erroneously spelled "Menindie"[4]) is a small town in the far west of New South Wales, Australia, in Central Darling Shire, on the banks of the Darling River, with a sign-posted population of 980 and a 2016 census population of 551.[1] Menindee was the first town to be established on the Darling River.[5] There are two distinct theories for the derivation of the township’s name: (a) from the Barkindji word "minandichi" for the shallow ephemeral lake north-west of the present-day township;[6] (b) from the Barkindji word 'milhthaka', meaning "yolk of an egg".[7][4]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Menindee (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Parkes (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 25 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Sturt, Charles (1849). Narrative of an expedition into Central Australia. London: T & W Boone.
- ^ a b "Menindee, not Menindie". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW. 12 December 1934. p. 4. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Maidenwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sturt, Charles (1848–49). Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia. London: T. and W. Boone. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Menindee". Geographical Names Board. NSW Government. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2021. – citing The Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places, compiled and written by Richard and Barbara Appleton, Cambridge University Press, 1992 (ISBN 0521395062).
