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Moulamein, New South Wales

Moulamein
New South Wales
MoulameinMoragoStreet.JPG
Morago Street, the main street of Moulamein, with the former Royal Hotel on the left and the Tattersalls Hotel on the right
Moulamein is located in New South Wales
Moulamein
Moulamein
Coordinates 35°05′0″S 144°02′0″E / 35.08333°S 144.03333°E / -35.08333; 144.03333Coordinates: 35°05′0″S 144°02′0″E / 35.08333°S 144.03333°E / -35.08333; 144.03333
Population 330 (2011 census)
Postcode(s) 2733
Elevation 74 m (243 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Murray River Council
County Wakool
State electorate(s) Murray
Federal Division(s) Farrer

Moulamein /ˈmləmn/ is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the Murray River Council local government area. At the 2011 census, Moulamein had a population of 330 . Moulamein is the oldest town in the Riverina.

The town is located between Balranald, Hay, Deniliquin and Swan Hill, at the junction of the Edward River and Billabong Creek. The name Moulamein is derived from a local Aboriginal word meaning "the meeting of the waters".

The climate of this area is semi-arid, and the area is rich in birdlife such as waterfowl, wedge-tailed eagles and emus. This area also has quite a lot of kangaroos.

Some accounts of Moulamein’s history make unsourced statements such as: "settled as early as 1830 Moulamein is the oldest town in the Riverina". However it is highly unlikely the township was established as early as 1830 considering that this was about the time of Charles Sturt’s exploration along the Murrumbidgee River just to the north of this region.

In about 1842 Augustus Morris came to the Riverina seeking grazing land in association with the entrepreneur and speculator Benjamin Boyd. Morris took up pastoral runs on the Edward River and explored the country surrounding the site of present-day Moulamein. Morris was apparently the first European to describe the confluence of the Edward River and Billabong Creek as "The Moulamein".


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