Warialda

Warialda
New South Wales

Drovers taking sheep through Warialda

Warialda

Coordinates

29°32′0″S 150°34′0″E / 29.53333°S 150.56667°ECoordinates: 29°32′0″S 150°34′0″E / 29.53333°S 150.56667°E

Population

1,120 (2011 census)

Postcode(s)

2402

Elevation

320 m (1,050 ft)

Location

500 km (311 mi) N of Sydney
326 km (203 mi) SW of Brisbane
71 km (44 mi) NW of Inverell
67 km (42 mi) E of Moree

Mean max temp	Mean min temp	Annual rainfall
26.1 °C ^{79 °F}	8.4 °C ^{47 °F}	689.1 mm ^{27.1 in}

Warialda is a town in the Northwest Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia, in Gwydir Shire. Situated on the banks of Warialda Creek, the town's name means "Place of Wild Honey." At the 2011 census, Warialda had a population of 1,120.

The Gwydir Highway runs through town and, along with Stephen Street, is considered one of the town's two main streets.

Warialda is serviced by daily NSW TrainLink coach services (excluding Tuesdays) to Inverell and Tamworth, connecting with train services to Sydney. Additionally, there are three weekly coach services each to Grafton (connecting with XPT train services to and from Brisbane) and Moree on alternating days (excluding Sundays). The NSW TrainLink coach stop is located outside the tourist information centre.

The town is connected to the Inverell railway line as a major station on the way between Moree and Inverell. Due to the lay of the land, the station was built just outside of town at a new site known as Warialda Rail.

Warialda was the first town gazetted in the Northwest Slopes region, probably in the 1830s, and was the headquarters of the Yallaroi Shire, until its merger with neighbouring Bingara Shire to form Gwydir Shire. Warialda Post Office opened on 1 January 1848. The town's first newspaper was the Warialda Standard, which was first published in 1896 and remains in publication.

Warialda is the birthplace of Elizabeth Kenny, world-renowned pioneer in the treatment of poliomyelitis. The baptismal font used for Sister Kenny's baptism is still in use and housed in the Church of England located in Stewart Avenue.

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