Merrill is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies on Merrill Creek, to the west of the road from Gunning to Crookwell, about 15 km north of Gunning and 80 km north of Canberra. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 31.[1]
| Merrill New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Merrill Creek | |||||||||||||||
  Merrill Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′57″S 149°15′46″E / 34.68250°S 149.26278°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 31 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2581 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 583 m (1,913 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Upper Lachlan Shire | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| County | King | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Garway | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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Merrill Creek had a state school from 1877 to 1893. It was variously described as a "public", "provisional" or "half-time".[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Merrill". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Merrill". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Merrill". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Merrill Creek in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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