Mullengandra is a village community in the south east part of the

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. It is situated by road, about 7 kilometres north east of Bowna and 8 kilometres south west of Woomargama. The town is on the

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north of Albury. At the 2016 census the town had a population of 320, with an average income of $823.

History

In the 1850s the town was troubled with

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. A town was proclaimed in 1852, described at that time as ''1½

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s, within the County of Goulburn... bounded on the west by the Mullengandra Creek.'' An

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was

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in 1876. Mullengandra Post Office opened on 16 May 1888. The public school opened in 1871 and closed in 2017.David Johnston
Mullengandra Public School
s 146-year history about to end with closure pending Mullengandra Public School's 146-year history about to end with closure pending,

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, 10 November 2017. The town's

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es and

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have also closed recently.

Notes and references

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