Bannister, New South Wales

Bannister
Town
Crookwell 2 Wind Farm from Bannister in 2019
Bannister
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates: 34°35′54″S 149°29′34″E / 34.59842434849°S 149.49286281628°E / -34.59842434849; 149.49286281628
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSouthern Tablelands
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
897 m (2,943 ft)
Population
 • Total141 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode
2580
CountyArgyle
ParishPomeroy
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.[3][4] 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.[5]

Bannister was named after Saxe Bannister, the first Attorney General of New South Wales.[3] 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.[6]

References

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


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