Junee, New South Wales
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 Junee
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| Coordinates | 34°52′0″S 147°34′0″E / 34.86667°S 147.56667°ECoordinates: 34°52′0″S 147°34′0″E / 34.86667°S 147.56667°E | ||||||
| Population | 4,400 (2011 census) | ||||||
| Established | 1860s | ||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2663 | ||||||
| Elevation | 280 m (919 ft) | ||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||
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| LGA(s) | Junee Shire | ||||||
| County | Clarendon | ||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Riverina | ||||||
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Junee /dʒuːˈni/ is a medium-sized town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town's prosperity and mixed services economy is based on a combination of agriculture, rail transport, light industry and government services, and in particular correctional services. In 2011 Junee's urban population was 4,400.
One theory is that word Junee which originates from the Aboriginal word 'Jewnee' means "speak to me". Another theory is that it is an Aboriginal word "Choo-nee" meaning "frog".
The Wiradjuri people are the traditional owners of the local area prior to European settlement. Leopold de Salis (1816-1898), pastoralist and later politician was one of the principal squatters to open up the Riverina region to agriculture. He established the 'Jewnee' pastoral run in the 1840s. A post office opened in 1862 and a village called 'Jewnee' was gazetted in 1863 on the wool road to Sydney. That same year, Ben Hall and his bushranging gang raided the village.
In 1866 Junee's population was recorded as twelve but the discovery of reef and alluvial gold during the 1860s triggered a gold rush. The main sites – Old Junee (to the west), Junee Reefs (to the north) and Illabo (to the north-east) – were mined until the 1880s.
By the mid-1870s with the southward expansion of the Main South line in New South Wales, the main railway line between Sydney and Melbourne passed 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the town. Junee Post Office was renamed Old Junee in 1881 when the town of Junee was relocated nearer to Junee Junction (Junee railway station). Junee Railway Station Post Office opened on 6 July 1878, was renamed Junee Junction in 1881 and later still, Junee in 1893.
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