Little Topar, New South Wales
Little Topar | |
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Little Topar | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′48″S 142°13′38″E / 31.78000°S 142.22722°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19 (2021 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 2880 |
Little Topar is a village on the Barrier Highway in Western New South Wales, between Broken Hill and Wilcannia, New South Wales.
The village is in the Tandora County.[3]
The locality, which consisted of little more than a hotel and now a roadhouse, is named after Topar, a young Indigenous Australian man who guided Charles Sturt into the Barrier Ranges in 1844.[4]
The roadhouse has closed its doors January 28. FB page says they still have 24/7 fuel.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Little Topar (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Little Topar (state suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Tandora". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "From Adelaide to Central Queensland on Foot". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 21, no. 1, 045. South Australia. 4 June 1932. p. 5 (Sporting Section). Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.