Bombay, New South Wales
Bombay | |||||||||||||
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Shoalhaven River below Bombay Bridge | |||||||||||||
Bombay Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 35°25′57″S 149°39′02″E / 35.43250°S 149.65056°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 676 m (2,218 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 142 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2622 | ||||||||||||
| County | Murray | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Jinglemoney | ||||||||||||
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Bombay is a locality in the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 14 km southwest of Braidwood on the western bank of the Shoalhaven River.[3][4] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 142.[2] It has two areas of somewhat denser settlement described as "Bombay" (near Bombay creek) and "Little Bombay" (further north and near Little Bombay creek). It had a school in 1871 (when it was called "Little Bombay Half-Time School") and from 1873 to 1928, normally described as "Bombay Half-Time School" but sometimes as "Bombay Provisional School".[5]
2019-2020 Bushfires
During the 20129-2020 bushfire season, large parts of Bombay and the surrounding areas were heavily affected by fires.[6] Many rare plant species, such as the Bossiaea bombayensis were feared lost, however, the plants remained undamaged.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bombay (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bombay". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Bombay". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Bombay". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Bombay School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Fire affected landscape still 'dead as dead' six months on". www.9news.com.au. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2024.