Jugiong
Jugiong is a locality on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River, in the Hilltops Council Local Government area, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It is situated just off the Hume Highway, by road, about 30 kilometres southwest from Bookham and 40 kilometres northeast from Gundagai. At the 2016 census, Jugiong had a population of 222 people.[1]
| Jugiong New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Jugiong | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°49′23″S 148°19′29″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 222 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2726 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 303 m (994 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Hilltops Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South West Slopes | ||||||||||||||
| County | Harden | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Jugiong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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It was first settled in the 1820s when Henry O'Brien started grazing sheep on the Jugiong Run.[4] Jugiong Post Office opened on 1 October 1856.[5]
Australian cricketer turned commentator Richie Benaud spent part of his early life there.[6]
Notes
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Jugiong (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- "Jugiong". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- "Jugiong". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- Scott, Peter. O'Brien, Henry (1793–1866). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009
- Andrew McGarry (10 April 2015). "Richie Benaud dies aged 84". ABC News. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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