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Bungwahl, New South Wales

Coordinates: 32°24′S 152°27′E / 32.400°S 152.450°E / -32.400; 152.450
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Bungwahl
Bangwaal (Worimi)
New South Wales
Bungwahl is located in New South Wales
Bungwahl
Bungwahl
Coordinates32°24′S 152°27′E / 32.400°S 152.450°E / -32.400; 152.450
Population249 (SAL 2021)[1]
LGA(s)MidCoast Council
State electorate(s)Myall Lakes
Federal division(s)Lyne

Bungwahl (Worimi: Bangwaal)[2] is a small town in the Australian state of New South Wales, near Myall Lakes. It is close to lakes and beaches and the turnoff to Seal Rocks.

History

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An underpaid letter to John Waterhouse readdressed to Bungwall Flat in 1893; the initials of the postmaster J. H. Grill

Bungwall Flat Post Office opened on 1 August 1875. It was renamed Bungwahl in 1896 and closed in 1993.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bungwahl (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "FirstVoices".
  3. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 4 November 2017