Wapengo New South Wales | |
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![]() Coastal scenery, Ness property | |
Coordinates | 36°36′00″S 149°59′00″E / 36.60000°S 149.98333°E |
Population | 69 ( 2016 census) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 2550 |
Location | 17 km (11 mi) NE of Bega |
LGA(s) | Bega Valley Shire |
State electorate(s) | Bega |
Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro |
Wapengo is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire of New South Wales, Australia. [2] At the 2016 census, Wapengo had a population of 69. [1]
It adjoins Wapengo Lake, which has been home to oyster farming operations since the 1890s. [3]
Wapengo Public School operated from 1881 to 1925. It was half-time with Cuttagee from October 1893 to January 1895 and with Murrah from January 1905 to September 1907. [4]
Wapengo Post Office opened on 1 July 1919 and closed on 23 July 1971. [5]
Historian Manning Clark and his linguist wife Dymphna Clark lived on a property at Wapengo, " Ness" for many years. [6] A portrait of Manning Clark at Wapengo is on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. [7]
Wapengo has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Wapengo New South Wales | |
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![]() Coastal scenery, Ness property | |
Coordinates | 36°36′00″S 149°59′00″E / 36.60000°S 149.98333°E |
Population | 69 ( 2016 census) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 2550 |
Location | 17 km (11 mi) NE of Bega |
LGA(s) | Bega Valley Shire |
State electorate(s) | Bega |
Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro |
Wapengo is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire of New South Wales, Australia. [2] At the 2016 census, Wapengo had a population of 69. [1]
It adjoins Wapengo Lake, which has been home to oyster farming operations since the 1890s. [3]
Wapengo Public School operated from 1881 to 1925. It was half-time with Cuttagee from October 1893 to January 1895 and with Murrah from January 1905 to September 1907. [4]
Wapengo Post Office opened on 1 July 1919 and closed on 23 July 1971. [5]
Historian Manning Clark and his linguist wife Dymphna Clark lived on a property at Wapengo, " Ness" for many years. [6] A portrait of Manning Clark at Wapengo is on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. [7]
Wapengo has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: