Brackendale, New South Wales
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Brackendale is a rural locality situated on the Riamukka Road about 29 kilometres south of
Northern Tablelands in Australia
.
Brackendale was officially recognised as a locality in 1968[1] and currently comprises several houses and a church. The principal local industry is sheep and beef cattle breeding.
Orundumbi Post Office opened on 1 October 1892 and was renamed Brackendale in 1924.[2]
The single-teacher Brackendale Public School closed in 1989.[3]
In 2007, Brackendale and surrounding farms were quarantined following an outbreak of equine influenza.[4]
References
- ^ "Brackendale". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Brackendale Public School". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
- ^ "Equine Influenza Outbreak". New South Wales Department of Primary Industries. November 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
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