Combaning New South Wales |
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Silos at Combaning
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Coordinates | 34°27′31″S 147°40′56″E / 34.45861°S 147.68222°ECoordinates: 34°27′31″S 147°40′56″E / 34.45861°S 147.68222°E |
Population | 214 (2006 census) |
Postcode(s) | 2666 |
Elevation | 303 m (994 ft) |
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LGA(s) | Temora Shire |
County | Bland |
State electorate(s) | Cootamundra |
Federal Division(s) | Riverina |
Combaning is a rural community in the north east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 3 kilometres west from Springdale and 13 kilometres east from Temora. At the 2006 census, Combaning had a population of 214 people.
The place name Combaning is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning 'to hold water'.
A railway station on the branch line to Lake Cargelligo served the community between 1893 and 1975.