Uranquinty
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Uranquinty New South Wales |
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Uranquinty Hotel
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 Uranquinty
Location in New South Wales
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| Coordinates | 35°11′32″S 147°14′45″E / 35.19222°S 147.24583°ECoordinates: 35°11′32″S 147°14′45″E / 35.19222°S 147.24583°E |
| Population | 715 (2006 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2652 |
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| LGA(s) | City of Wagga Wagga |
| County | Mitchell |
| Parish | Uranquinty |
| State electorate(s) | Wagga Wagga |
| Federal Division(s) | Riverina |
Uranquinty is a small town approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Wagga Wagga, in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The population of the town is 715.
Uranquinty was used as the railway village when the railway line was being built from Wagga Wagga to Albury.
Uranquinty is the home of one of Australia's oldest folk festivals held annually on the October long weekend, See http://www.uranquintyfolk.com
Uranquinty Post Office opened on 15 September 1889.
Uranquinty has a distinguished record in relation to World War II. At the end of 1940 Uranquinty was chosen as the base for No. 5 Service Flying Training School RAAF (5SFTS) for intermediate and advanced training of Empire Air Trainees. The site chosen for 5 SFTS was especially suitable because it was on the main Sydney to Melbourne railway line and comprised just over 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land that was owned by the Lewington family. Possession of this land was taken under National Security (General) Regulation 54 which existed during the War years.
On 7 April 1942, a Wirraway of 5SFTS crashed during an instrument training flight at the Air Ground Gunnery Range, killing both crew members.
Also during World War 2, Uranquinty was the location of RAAF No.17 Inland Aircraft Fuel Depot (IAFD), completed in 1942 and closed in 29 August 1944. Usually consisting of 4 tanks, 31 fuel depots were built across Australia for the storage and supply of aircraft fuel for the RAAF and the US Army Air Forces at a total cost of £900,000 ($1,800,000).
Uranquinty RAAF Post Office was open from 16 December 1941 until 14 September 1946 dating the period of the operation of the base with some accuracy.
The Uranquinty Migrant Centre was established as a result of the Displaced Persons Immigration Scheme that had been embarked upon by Prime Minister Chifley's government at the end of the Second World War as a part of the Populate or Perish policy of the time.
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