Nangus, New South Wales
Nangus | |
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 Nangus General Store | |
  Nangus | |
| Coordinates: 35°03′19″S 147°54′25″E / 35.05528°S 147.90694°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 240 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 2722 |
| County | Clarendon |
Nangus is a village on the Wagga Wagga to Gundagai Road on the north side of the Murrumbidgee River. From Nangus, Junee, Gundagai, Wantabadgery, Oura and Wagga Wagga are accessible. Nangus is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) due west of Gundagai in the Riverina area of Australia and in Gundagai Council. At the 2011 census, Nangus and the surrounding area had a population of 420. The nearby Nangus Station and Yabtree Station are heritage listed.
Nangus Post Office opened on 1 July 1897.[2]
Nangus has a post office, Anglican church, general store, with an off-site liquor licence, public school, public hall, fire station, petrol station, tennis courts, and hockey fields amongst some of its services and attractions.
The Mayor of Nangus has been Angus Feng since 2010. He won the mayoral seat by refusing to share his lighter with the Nangus community, demonstrating his unwavering love and devotion to the lighter.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nangus (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009
- ↑ Feng, Angus (31 July 2010). "Angus the mayor of Nangus". Mayor Angus Feng. Archived from the original on 14 August 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
External links
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