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in the

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, Australia. At the 2016 census, Mangoplah had a population of 309. The name of the town is believed to mean "

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History

The first bridge in Mangoplah was built in 1862 from funding of £700 by the NSW Government over Phillitop & Old Man Creek. In 1865, A parcel of Crown land in Mangoplah was allocated for public purposes to the Wesleyan Church. In 1866, Thomas Jones was the Licensee of the Mangoplah Inn and was sold to Mrs Ann Hyland in 1868. Around 1880, the Mangoplah Inn, became known as Richard Curry's Mangoplah Inn. During the 1860s and 1870s, Mangoplah use to hold an annual horse race meeting, on the anniversary of the colony in January each year, according to annual custom, at Mrs Hyland's Mangoplah Inn. Mangoplah Post Office opened on 1 September 1880, closed in 1885 and reopened in 1911. In 1880, a gold bearing reef, said to be very rich was discovered in Mangoplah, with several claims pegged out. In 1913, gold mining took place at Warbling Springs property, with three shafts drilled to 100 feet, with a 10-foot reef showing gold freely throughout. The club's first documented game of

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by the Mangoplah Football Club was in August 1913 against Cookardinia. In 1914, the Mangoplah School was opened. In 1915, three tennis courts were constructed at the Mangoplah Recreation Reserve and the construction of the North Mangoplah School was completed. The new rail line from The Rock to Mangoplah was commenced in 1923 and the Railway Station operated from 1925 to 1956. When a catastrophic bushfire in 1952 gutted the Mangoplah Railway Station, it eventually forced its closure. The Mangoplah Hotel was built in 1924 by Sam Heron and the grain silo was built in 1924 too. St. Mark's Church of England Church was opened in 1926 by the Bishop of Riverina, Dr. Halse. Mangoplah was formerly within the Shire of Kyeamba from 1906 until 1 January 1981 when the Shire was amalgamated with the Shire of Mitchell into the

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Today

The town contains a

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, hall, two churches, a recreation reserve, a football & netball club, a general store and a rural produce distributor. The primary school in Mangoplah operated until its closure in 2013. Mangoplah is located west of Livingstone National Park.

References

External links

Pictures of Mangoplah Station
(NSWRail.net)
Mangoplah FC – Premiership Medals1925 – Wagga United FA Premiers: Mangoplah FC team photo1929 – The Rock & District FA Premiers: Mangoplah FC team photo1939 – Team photos of both Mangoplah & The Rock Football Clubs1940 – Albury & District Football League Premiers: Mangoplah FC team photo1945 – Mangoplah & Wodonga FC team photos1950 – Albury & District Football League Premiers: Mangoplah FC team photoAlbury & District Football League Premierships & Best & Fairest Lists. 1930 to 1956Mangoplah FC – Club HistoryMangoplah Cookardinia United Eastlakes Football & Netball ClubAFL – Riverina. “A blast from the past”, which includes profiles of – Wayne Carroll, Phillip Cohanlon, Arthur Cole, Stephen Cole, Mick Daniher, George Galvin, Graham Ion, Matthew Lloyd & John Ross
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