Wakool is a town in the western Murray region of

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. Wakool is in the

Murray River Council The Murray River Council is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of Murray Shire with Wakool Shire. The combined area comprises and covers the northern ban ...

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, south west of the state capital,

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and north-west of

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. At the , Wakool had a population of 297.

History

Wakool Post Office opened on 1 January 1870 and closed in 1874. It reopened in 1926. Closer settlement of the Wakool area commenced in the 1890s and the town grew around a railway station established on the line between Echuca and Balranald. In 1942, rice growing was established in the area. Other industries include wool and cattle.

Heritage listings

Wakool has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Moulamein Highway: Murray Downs Homestead

Current facilities

The town includes a cafe/post office, hotel and

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club. Education is available to primary level at Wakool Burraboi Public School; High School students must travel to Barham or

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.Wakool Shire Council
- Official website, Wakool page. Retrieved 16 January 2007.

Sport

The town used to have an

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club, which played in the

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from 1958-2015, and then in 2017 and 2018. The team managed to win seven premierships, in seasons 1976, 1978, 1980, 1989, 1990, 2006 and 2013.

Gallery

File:Wakool Main Street.JPG, Wakool Main Street. file:Wakool War Memorial.JPG, Wakool War Memorial. File:Wakool Anglican Church.JPG, Wakool

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. file:Wakool Roman Catholic Church.JPG, Wakool

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building. File:Wakool Uniting Church.JPG, Wakool

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. file:Wakool Library.JPG, Wakool Library. File:Wakool Burraboi Public School.JPG, Wakool Public School. file:Wakool Hospital.JPG, Wakool Services Club.

References

External links

SMH Travel
- Wakool page (was Walkabout Australia).
Murray River Council
- Official Website.
Community site
{{authority control Towns in the Riverina Murray River Council