Jingera (/dʒɪŋɡərə/) is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Region, New South Wales, Australia.[3][4] It lies south of Captains Flat and northeast of Bredbo. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 39. It had a public school from 1889 to 1911 and from 1914 to 1941, often operating "half-time".[5]
Jingera New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°40′57″S 149°26′02″E / 35.68250°S 149.43389°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 39 (SAL 2016)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2621 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 908 m (2,979 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
Region | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
County | Beresford | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Sherlock | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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In 1867, the locality was the site of the ambush and murder of four police constables by the notorious gang led by the Clarke brothers.[6]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jingera (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jingera (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Jingera". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Jingera". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Jingera Public School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "THE MURDER. OF THE FOUR CONSTABLES. AT JINGERA". Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875). 15 January 1867. p. 4. Retrieved 18 December 2020.