Stannifer, New South Wales
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| Coordinates: 29°53′S 151°13′E / 29.883°S 151.217°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 73 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 2369 |
| County | Gough |
Stannifer is a small rural village on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. The village is situated nine kilometres north of Tingha, New South Wales, on the Elsmore Road, and is within Inverell Shire. Middle Creek, a tributary of the Macintyre River is nearby.
The village is several kilometres from the locality of Old Mill; both are old tin mining villages, with remnants of the mining past still visible in places and fossicking still carried on in local creek beds.
The main industries are mining, timber, fossicking and agriculture. Several varieties of gems can be found in the Stannifer fossicking area, including jellybeans, quartz and grass stone.
History
Stannifer Post Office opened on 1 October 1880 and closed in 1973.[3]
References and source
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stannifer (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stannifer (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- "Inverell Shire Information", c.1981