Greigs Flat, New South Wales

Greigs Flat is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire of New South Wales, Australia.[2] At the 2016 census, Greigs Flat had a population of 151.[1]

Greigs Flat
New South Wales
Greigs Flat
Coordinates36°58′00″S 149°52′00″E
Population151 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2549
Location11 km (7 mi) NW of Eden
LGA(s)Bega Valley Shire
State electorate(s)Bega
Federal Division(s)Eden-Monaro

Greigs Flat Public School opened in November 1869 and closed in December 1951. It was half-time with the school at Lochiel until January 1873, a provisional school from February to December 1888, and a public school from January 1889 to February 1944 and from November 1946 to December 1951. It was known as Yowaka Public School after 1942. Politician Francis Bland attended the school as a child.[3][4]

Heritage listings

Greigs Flat has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • Princes Highway: Greigs Flat Bridge over Yowaka River[5]
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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greigs Flat (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. "Extract". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. "School history database search". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. "Bland, Francis Armand (1882–1967)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. "Yowaka Bridge near Eden". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01486. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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