Bannister, New South Wales

Bannister
New South Wales
Crookwell 2 Wind Farm from Bannister in 2019
Bannister is located in New South Wales
Bannister
Bannister
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates34°35′54″S 149°29′34″E / 34.59842434849°S 149.49286281628°E / -34.59842434849; 149.49286281628
Population141 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2580
Elevation897 m (2,943 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Upper Lachlan Shire
RegionSouthern Tablelands
CountyArgyle
ParishPomeroy
State electorate(s)Goulburn
Federal division(s)Riverina
Localities around Bannister:
Grabben Gullen Pejar Woodhouselee
Gurrundah Bannister Wayo
Gurrundah Gurrundah Mummel

Bannister is a small locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It is situated approximately 20 km south of Crookwell and 90 km northeast of Canberra. According to the 2016 census, the population of Bannister was 120.[4]

Bannister was named after Saxe Bannister, the first Attorney General of New South Wales.[2] The locality had a state school from 1878 to 1968, which was referred to as a "public school", "half-time school" or "provisional school". Prior to May 1915, the school was known as Gullen Flat Public School.[5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bannister (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b "Bannister". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Bannister". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bannister". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Bannister in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 7 March 2020.


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