Bombay, New South Wales
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Mulloon | Warri | Braidwood |
Palerang | Bombay | Braidwood |
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Bombay is a locality in the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 14 km southwest of Braidwood on the western bank of the Shoalhaven River.[2][3] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 142.[1] It has two areas of somewhat denser settlement described as "Bombay" (near Bombay creek) and "Little Bombay" (further north and near Little Bombay creek). It had a school in 1871 (when it was called "Little Bombay Half-Time School") and from 1873 to 1928, normally described as "Bombay Half-Time School" but sometimes as "Bombay Provisional School".[4]
2019-2020 Bushfires
During the 20129-2020 bushfire season, large parts of Bombay and the surrounding areas were heavily affected by fires.[5] Many rare plant species, such as the Bossiaea bombayensis were feared lost, however, the plants remained undamaged.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bombay". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Bombay". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Bombay". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Bombay School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Fire affected landscape still 'dead as dead' six months on". www.9news.com.au. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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