Crooked Corner, New South Wales
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| Coordinates: 34°14′S 149°18′E / 34.233°S 149.300°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 808 m (2,651 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 61 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2583 | ||||||||||||
| County | Georgiana | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Gillindich | ||||||||||||
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Crooked Corner is a locality on the road from Bigga, New South Wales to Binda, New South Wales, which was once a town.[3] At the 2016 census, it had a population of 61.[2]
Alluvial gold was found there, in 1861,[4] and reef gold, in 1871.[5] In the late 1880s another reef was found to the east of the old alluvial workings, and the Palmer Gold and Silver Mining Company set up a battery there in 1888.[6]
The Five Mile Tree public school operated there from 1892 to 2009.[7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Crooked Corner (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Crooked Corner". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Crooked Corner". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "GOLD FIELDS". Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932). 22 May 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "THE GOLD-FIELDS". Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). 11 January 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Quartz Reefing". Crookwell Gazette (NSW : 1885 - 1954). 8 June 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Five Mile Tree". nswgovschoolhistory.cese.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.