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Town in New South Wales, Australia
Cullerin
New South Wales
Cullerin Range Wind Farm from Cullerin
Cullerin is located in New South WalesCullerinCullerin
Coordinates34°46′41″S 149°21′29″E / 34.77806°S 149.35806°E / -34.77806; 149.35806
Population38 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)2581
Elevation649 m (2,129 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Upper Lachlan Shire
CountyKing
ParishCullarin
State electorate(s)Goulburn
Federal division(s)Hume
Localities around Cullerin:
Merrill Gurrundah Gurrundah
Gunning Cullerin Breadalbane
Bellmount Forest Lerida Collector

Cullerin (/kʌləˈrən/) is a small township in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Old Hume Highway and Main South railway line in Upper Lachlan Shire. The Cullerin railway station opened in 1880 and closed in 1973. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 38.

Transport

Highest point of Sydney-Melbourne railway at Cullerin

Cullerin is at the summit of a 15 km (9.3 mi) stretch of ruling grade of the Main Southern Rail line. It lies a few kilometres west of the Great Dividing Range. The Lachlan River and other rivers to the west flow inland, while the Wollondilly River and other rivers to the east flow to the Pacific.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cullerin (state suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "Cullerin". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. "Cullerin railway station". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
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