Bannister, New South Wales
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Postcode(s)2580
Elevation897 m (2,943 ft)
| Bannister New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Crookwell 2 Wind Farm from Bannister in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
  Bannister Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°35′54″S 149°29′34″E / 34.59842434849°S 149.49286281628°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 141 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2580 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 897 m (2,943 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Upper Lachlan Shire | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| County | Argyle | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Pomeroy | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
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Bannister is a small locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It is situated approximately 20 km south of Crookwell and 90 km northeast of Canberra. According to the 2016 census, the population of Bannister was 120.[4]
Bannister was named after Saxe Bannister, the first Attorney General of New South Wales.[2] The locality had a state school from 1878 to 1968, which was referred to as a "public school", "half-time school" or "provisional school". Prior to May 1915, the school was known as Gullen Flat Public School.[5]
