Whittingham, New South Wales
Whittingham | |
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Whittingham | |
| Coordinates: 32°36′30″S 151°12′00″E / 32.60833°S 151.20000°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 364 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 2330 |
Whittingham is a locality in the Singleton Council region of New South Wales, Australia.[3] It had a population of 364 as of the 2016 census.[2]
Whittingham Post Office opened on 16 June 1879 and closed on 31 July 1948.[4]
Whittingham Public School opened in August 1881 and closed in December 1983.[5]
Whittingham railway station opened on 6 September 1869 as Falkiner's Platform. It was renamed Whittingham in February 1877. It closed at an unknown date and has been demolished.[6]
The Whittingham Anglican Cemetery is located on Cemetery Road and continues to be maintained by the Anglican Church.[7]
The E.C. Throsby Pty Ltd abattoir is located at Whittingham.[8]
Heritage listings
Whittingham has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Minimbah House[9]
- Neotsfield Lane: Neotsfield[10]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Whittingham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Whittingham (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Geographical Names Register Extract". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Whittingham". Phoenix Auctions Reference. Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Whittingham". School History Search. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Whittingham". nswrail.net. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Cemetery 876 - Whittingham Anglican". Australian Cemeteries Index. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "E.C. Throsby Pty Ltd". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Minimbah Housel State Heritage register
- ^ "Neotsfield". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00216. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.