Ganmain

Ganmain is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Ganmain is located around 55 kilometres (34 mi) north west of Wagga Wagga, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Narrandera. Ganmain is in the Coolamon Shire local government area and had a population at the 2016 census of 779.[1]

Ganmain New South Wales
Main Street of Ganmain as it is today - complete with vintage cars
Ganmain
Coordinates	34°48′0″S 147°02′0″E
Population	779 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2702
Location	494 km (307 mi) SW of Sydney 486 km (302 mi) N of Melbourne 57 km (35 mi) NW of Wagga Wagga 15 km (9 mi) W of Coolamon
LGA(s)	Coolamon Shire Council
County	Bourke
State electorate(s)	Cootamundra
Federal Division(s)	Riverina

History

The town name is said to be an Aboriginal word meaning "Crown scenes on the Moon for tribal reasons" or "native decorated with scars".[2]

Boggy Creek Post Office opened on 10 December 1888, was renamed Derry in 1894 and Ganmain later the same year.[3]

Today

Ganmain is the self-proclaimed "Sheaf Hay centre of Australia"[4] and has produced chaff for many leading racehorse trainers in Australia. The Big Haystack in Pioneer Park reflects this background.

The town has two primary schools, Ganmain Public School and St. Brendan's Catholic Primary School.

Australian rules football is the most popular sport with the local team, Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong playing in the Riverina Football Netball League.

Notable people from Ganmain

Former Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Francis Carroll.
Former Sydney Swans Australian rules footballer, Dennis Carroll and North Melbourne's Frank Gumbleton.

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ganmain.

Travelmate - Ganmain. Tourist information site.
Coolamon Shire Council - Official website. Ganmain page.

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ganmain (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
"Ganmain". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 June 2009.
http://www.ganmain.net.au/uploads/files/workbooks/Sheaf_Hay_Centre.pdf

Preceding station		NSW Branch lines		Following station
Matong towards Hay		Hay Line		Coolamon towards Junee

Towns and localities in the Coolamon Shire local government area
Ardlethan Beckom Brushwood Coolamon Cowabbie Ganmain Marrar Matong Methul Rannock Walleroobie
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Landmarks	Charles Sturt University Ettamogah Pub Hume Dam Hume Power Station Hume and Hovell Track Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Wyangala Dam

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