| Whitton New South Wales |
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 Train station, now disused and relocated to the town museum |
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  Whitton
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| Population: | 394 (2006 census) |
| Postcode: | 2705 |
| Elevation: | 147 m (482 ft) |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Leeton Shire Council |
| County: | Cooper |
| State District: | Murrumbidgee |
| Federal Division: | Riverina |
Whitton is a small town located in Leeton Shire in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is named after John Whitton (1820-98), famous Engineer-in-Charge of the New South Wales Government Railways. The railway reached Whitton in 1881. At the 2006 census, Whitton had a population of 394.[1]
Hulong Post Office opened on 15 October 1881 and was renamed Whitton in 1883.[2]
Whitton plays home to the Ricebowl Hotel, a general store, a post office, St John's Anglican Church, and a few houses.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Whitton (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL183400&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=, retrieved 2009-06-11
| Preceding station | NSW Branch lines | Following station | ||
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towards Hay
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Hay Line
(closed section)
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towards Junee
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Coordinates: 34°30′54″S 146°11′06″E / 34.515°S 146.185°E Whitton recently celebrated its 150 years railway celebration in 2003 and soon will hold it Whitton Public School 125 years in 2009.
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