Crooked Corner, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Crooked Corner is a locality on the road from Bigga, New South Wales to Binda, New South Wales, which was once a town.[2] At the 2016 census, it had a population of 61.[1]
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| Coordinates: 34°14′S 149°18′E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 808 m (2,651 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 61 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2583 | ||||||||||||
| County | Georgiana | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Gillindich | ||||||||||||
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Alluvial gold was found there, in 1861,[3] and reef gold, in 1871.[4] In the late 1880s another reef was found to the east of the old alluvial workings, and the Palmer Gold and Silver Mining Company set up a battery there in 1888.[5]
The Five Mile Tree public school operated there from 1892 to 2009.[6]
