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Tinderry

Tinderry is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Region, New South Wales, Australia. It lies to the east of Michelago and South West of Captains Flat. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 66. The western part of the locality lies on the Tinderry Range, which includes Tinderry Peak and Tinderry Twin Peak. A large part of the mountainous terrain forms Tinderry Nature Reserve. Further east the terrain is more open and includes grazing country and the small settlement of Little Tinderry. A public school was located at Little Tinderry from 1899 to 1913, generally described as "half-time", but "provisional" in 1900 and early 1901.

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Tinderry
Town
Tinderry Nature Reserve
Tinderry Nature Reserve
Tinderry
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates: 35°41′57″S 149°19′02″E / 35.69917°S 149.31722°E / -35.69917; 149.31722
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionMonaro
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
1,095 m (3,593 ft)
Population
 • Total59 (SAL 2021)2
Postcode
2620
CountyBeresford
Parish
  • Wise
  • Tinderry
Localities around Tinderry
Burra Urila Jingera
Michelago Tinderry Anembo
Michelago Jerangle Anembo

Tinderry is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Region, New South Wales, Australia.34 It lies to the east of Michelago and South West of Captains Flat. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 66.5 The western part of the locality lies on the Tinderry Range, which includes Tinderry Peak (1,619 m (5,312 ft)) and Tinderry Twin Peak. A large part of the mountainous terrain forms Tinderry Nature Reserve. Further east the terrain is more open and includes grazing country and the small settlement of Little Tinderry. A public school was located at Little Tinderry from 1899 to 1913, generally described as "half-time", but "provisional" in 1900 and early 1901.6

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tinderry (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tinderry (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. "Tinderry". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. "Tinderry". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tinderry". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  6. "Little Tinderry Public School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 28 December 2017.