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  Boorowa: New South Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Cootamundra has a rich and colourful history from the original inhabitants of the Wiradjuri tribe, to first European settlement in the 1830s, to the thriving township it is today.
Cootamundra is also the birthplace of the world's most renowned cricketer, the late Sir Donald Bradman and the small cottage, once an hospital where he was born, contains memorabilia of the man and his achievements.
In 2001 the Cootamundra Heritage Centre in Hovell St was established as a Centenary of Federation project and showcases the aboriginal, agricultural, educational, military and transport history of the area.
www.wilmap.com.au /cootamundra.html   (313 words)

  
 Walkabout - Cootamundra
Cootamundra, located 385 km south west of Sydney and 318 metres above sea level, is a prosperous rural service centre (current population around 8,300 in the district) whose fortunes depend on its location as a major junction on the Sydney-Melbourne railway line.
Prior to European settlement the Cootamundra area was inhabited by the Wiradjuri Aborigines.
Located about 13 km south of Cootamundra on the Olympic Way, Gardiner's Lookout is a large outcrop of boulders which made an ideal hiding location for bushrangers eager to rob the mail coach as it passed.
www.walkabout.com.au /locations/NSWCootamundra.shtml   (1415 words)

  
 Lycaeum > Leda > Wattle Town, Cootamundra, Australia | Cootamundra Wattle (Acacia Baileyana)
The Cootamundra Wattle is one of over 600 species and grows naturally in the Cootamundra area.
The Cootamundra Wattle was first brought to the attention of Government botanists for identification by a Mr Bailey - hence the botanical name (Acacia Baileyana).
The study was to reveal the Cootamundra wattle was a true species naturally occuring in a restricted area in sheltered situations away from the South West generally towards higher ground between Stockinbingal, Temora, Cootamundra and Bethungra.
leda.lycaeum.org /?ID=16012   (737 words)

  
 COOTAMUNDRA
Cootamundra is a small country town about 350 kilometres (5 hours drive) south west of Sydney.
Famous for being the birthplace of Sir Donald Bradman (then just plain old Don) and for its cheap margarine, I went down to Cootamundra on the weekend not for a cricketing pilgrimage but for my cousin Malcolm's 21st Birthday party.
Apparently margarine is 99 cents per tub in Cootamundra, as against $1.39 in Crookwell.
users.tpg.com.au /users/reading/cootamundra.htm   (748 words)

  
 About Us - Cootamundra Little A's
Cootamundra Little A’s is a local athletics competition for children aged 5-15 years and tots 3-5 years.
The Committee will meet at 7.30 pm on the second Monday of the Month at the Cootamundra Ex-Servicemens Club, throughout the duration of the season, except during the summer break.
Meeting dates will be advertised in the Cootamundra Herald and the school newsletters.
home.vicnet.net.au /~cootalac/AboutUs.htm   (454 words)

  
 Cootamundra - New Country Living - Home
Welcome to Cootamundra — a thriving centre for business, sport, agriculture, transport, community and professional services.
Cootamundra offers the convenience of country life, with everything you need to survive in today’s progressive commercial environment.
Ideally positioned half way between Sydney and Melbourne, Cootamundra is the perfect location to stop for a while or for a lifetime.
www.cootamundra.com   (72 words)

  
 About Cootamundra
The picturesque district of Cootamundra is located half way between Sydney and Melbourne and possesses an appealing mix of country charm and city style.
Cootamundra is a thriving centre for sport, history and the arts and boasts a strong commercial and services sector.
The town is surrounded by classic undulating agricultural land and villages rich in heritage.
www.cootamundra.local-e.nsw.gov.au /about.html   (72 words)

  
 Cootamundra wattle -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Cootamundra wattle -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
The Cootamundra Wattle (Acacia baileyana) is a shrub or tree in the (A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae) Family Fabaceae.
The Cootamundra is but one of nearly 1000 species of Acacia found in (A nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony) Australia.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/cootamundra_wattle.htm   (246 words)

  
 What Our Students Say
Cootamundra TAFE has a friendly atmosphere with all staff, it is well equipt and has modern facilities and no effort from the teaching staff is too much.
TAFE at Cootamundra has a great atmosphere, as the students and teachers are always welcoming and are always there to help.
Cootamundra TAFE is a friendly TAFE who try to help you when they can.
www.rit.tafensw.edu.au /cootamundra/what_students_say   (937 words)

  
 What Our Students Say
Cootamundra TAFE provided me with wonderful, caring teachers, who endeavour to assist you in completing your course and juggle your commitments to achieve this.
Cootamundra has a good atmosphere, friendly staff and the other students are very friendly.
Cootamundra TAFE has a friendly atmosphere and great teachers who teach us great learning experiences.
www.rit.tafensw.edu.au /young/what_students_say   (685 words)

  
 Cootamundra, New South Wales - Travelmate
While history abounds in Cootamundra’s many fine old buildings, and its vaunted position as birthplace of Sir Donald Bradman, it is not so well known that this big Riverina stock-selling centre, about 427 kilometres south-west of Sydney, provides a focal point for natural displays of some of the most beautiful wattle trees in the country.
Cootamundra is also noted for its many historic buildings including the gaol, which was built in 1885, town hall (1890) and district hospital (1892).
Three years after it opened in 1875, the town's first school welcomed a 13-year-old pupil-teacher who was to emerge as one of Australia's great poets and the first woman admitted to the Australian Workers' Union, Dame Mary Gilmour.
www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Places.asp?TownId=363   (244 words)

  
 Donald Bradman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He has the highest Test match batting average of all time, at 99.94.
Born in Cootamundra, but raised in Bowral where the Bradman Museum and Bradman Oval are sited, he was noted as a youth for his obsessive practice, at home, he invented his own one-man cricket game using a stump and a golf ball.
A water tank stood on a brick stand behind the Bradman home on a covered and paved area.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Don_Bradman   (1438 words)

  
 NSW Cootamundra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The home of the Cootamundra wattle, the best known of all wattles, and the birthplace of Don Bradman, the best known of all cricketers, Cootamundra is situated amidst rich rural land 94km north­east of Wagga Wagga.
The village of `Cootamundry' was surveyed and a plan approved for the town in 1861.
The name Cootamundry was officially retained until 1952 although common usage had been Cootamundra since the turn of the century.
www.allsydney.com /nsw/Cootamun.htm   (222 words)

  
 T. Williams and Co - Cootamundra - www.realestate.com.au
Williams & Co. has a long and proud history in Cootamundra and districts.
Founded by Thomas Williams on 10th December 1898 we are one of the few firms who can boast a continuous trading name for over 100 years!
Cootamundra is one of the best kept secrets in N.S.W..
www.realestate.com.au /agent/twilliams   (138 words)

  
 South West Bowling Association.
Cootamundra EX Serv, Harden, Quandialla, Stockinbingal, Young and Yass.
Patron, G Jeffery,Cootamundra, 69423744, V/Pres A Ward Cootamundra, J Priestly Quandialla.
Cootamundra EX Serv Sept 11th 2005(Held) Yass Sept 18th 2005.(Held) Quandiallat24th sept 2005.(Held).
www.southwestbowls.com   (248 words)

  
 Rail firms back Tumut-Cootamundra train line reopening
It has been revealed two of the nation's biggest rail companies are behind the proposal to reopen the Tumut to Cootamundra rail line for freight.
The push to reopen the rail line between Tumut and Cootamundra is being coordinated by the Australasian Railway Association.
Mr Nye is encouraging people who support the reopening of the Tumut to Cootamundra railway line to write to Federal Transport Minister John Anderson.
www.abc.net.au /news/items/200505/1366664.htm?southeastnsw   (176 words)

  
 ABC Online Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
We know that winter is here when the Cootamundra wattle is in bloom.
I have been watching without success to see what if anything eats it or visits it, but at leat it enlivens the backyard.
The old Cootamundra wattle is a weed around here (NE Vic).
www2b.abc.net.au /science/scribblygum-old/posts/topic168.shtm   (202 words)

  
 Cootamundra & Harden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Harden is also a manually operated yard with two signal boxes.
Cootamundra has two signal boxes that control the yard and main lines.
This signal gantry will be removed when the re-signalling is completed.
www.angelfire.com /mac/andrewrailfanpag/sig16.html   (56 words)

  
 Pictures Catalogue - Kelson, Brendon, 1935- Cootamundra Municipal (19 - Olympic - 35) Swimming Pool [picture]. - ...
Cootamundra Municipal (19 - Olympic - 35) Swimming Pool [picture].
IN Kelson, Brendon, 1935- Cootamundra, New South Wales, 1996 [picture].
If you wish to use it for any other purposes, you must complete the Request for permission form.
nla.gov.au /nla.pic-an12214455-8   (105 words)

  
 Cootamundra, NSW - July 2005 - Daily Weather Observations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Observations were drawn from Cootamundra Airport {station 073142}.
The closest station with pressure observations is at Young, about 46km to the northeast.
If you are after long-term averages relevant to Cootamundra, New South Wales, look at the tables for Cootamundra Post Office, Temora A.R.S. or Wagga Wagga AMO.
www.bom.gov.au /climate/dwo/200507/html/IDCJDW2036.200507.shtml   (352 words)

  
 Cootamundra > Hotels
Cootamundra Hotel - 96 Parker St Cootamundra NSW 2590 - ph: (02) 6942 1290
Family Hotel - 103 Hovell St Cootamundra NSW 2590 - ph: (02) 6942 1338
Railway Tavern - 89 Hovell St Cootamundra NSW 2590 - ph: (02) 6942 1056
www.holidayaccommodationaustralia.com /c/cootamundra_nsw/hotels.htm   (97 words)

  
 Cootamundra - Coming Events
Cootamundra High School 50th Anniversary - Open Day featuring The Muttama Regatta - Further information from the High School 69422711
Cootamundra High School 50th Anniversary Variety Night Dinner and Show, Cootamundra Town Hall, 6.30pm ticket $30 from the High School
Cootamundra Shire Council Meeting, 6pm at the Council Chambers
www.cootamundra.com /events.asp   (442 words)

  
 DLWC Media Release - Floodplain Management Funds For Cootamundra Shire Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Minister for Land and Water Conservation and Minister for Agriculture, Richard Amery today announced a $3,000 grant to assist Cootamundra Shire Council undertake a floodplain management study for the town of Cootamundra.
Mr Amery said this was one of many projects being funded by the NSW Government under the 1999/2000 Floodplain Management Program.
The floodplain management study will identify appropriate floodplain management measures and assess their effectiveness in the catchment.
www.dlwc.nsw.gov.au /mediarel/mr20000203_486.html   (294 words)

  
 Bridge in the ACT
BFACT represents the bridge community of the ACT and its affiliated regional clubs in Cooma and Cootamundra.
The Cootamundra club holds its Congress on the last weekend in June each year - we are happy to include you on our mailing list for this great weekend.
It is available free of charge for most operating systems from the Adobe Web site.
www.abf.com.au /clubs/bfact   (358 words)

  
 List of New South Wales public transport timetables -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sydney - Cootamundra - Wagga Wagga - Albury - Griffith - Echuca - Melbourne
Queanbeyan - Canberra Jolimont - Yass Junction - Cootamundra - Melbourne
Melbourne - Cootamundra - Yass Junction - Canberra Jolimont - Queanbeyan
www.aattc.org.au /NSW.htm   (959 words)

  
 Cootamundra.biz
Bringing great offer's from the best businesses in Cootamundra.
Put your family pictures on the web for all those long distance relatives to see.
This site will be run by You the local cootamundra people.
cootamundra.biz   (299 words)

  
 Cootamundra Gardens Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Cootamundra Gardens Motor Inn is situated 600 metres easy walk from the town centre of Cootamundra, which is the birthplace of cricket legend `Sir Donald Bradman`.
The famous `Cootamundra Wattle` grows in abundance in this rural southland and is conveniently located on the Olympic Way and the Main Southern Rail Line.
The motels licensed restaurant is open Mon-Sat and offers delicious `Country Cuisine` and local wines etc.
www.cootamundragardensmotel.com.au   (85 words)

  
 Holman Tolmie Pty Ltd - RMA - Cootamundra NSW
Holman Tolmie Pty Ltd - RMA - Cootamundra NSW
Cootamundra's leading and independent livestock and property agents.
Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
www.ssaaonline.com /holmantolmie   (107 words)

  
 cootamundra.yourguide
All the genuine classified advertisements from the Cootamundra Herald
What's on, where to go and a full list of things to do in the Cootamundra region
Where to eat out in the Cootamundra, NSW region and other spots around Australia
cootamundra.yourguide.com.au /home.asp   (142 words)

  
 AusEmade: Cootamundra Accommodation and Hotels, New South Wales (NSW), Australia
AusEmade: Cootamundra Accommodation and Hotels, New South Wales (NSW), Australia
Colleen and Old Sil's Farmhouse • Burley Griffin Way, COOTAMUNDRA NSW 2590 • Ph: 02 6943 2546 •
Cootamundra Gardens Motor Inn • Sutton St, COOTAMUNDRA NSW 2590 • Ph: 02 6942 1833 • Fax: 02 6942 1816
www.ausemade.com.au /nsw/accom/c/cootamundra-accommodation.htm   (157 words)

  
 David Benson Livestock & Property - Cootamundra NSW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
David Benson Livestock & Property - Cootamundra NSW
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www.dblp.com.au   (338 words)

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