Mitta Mitta, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the locality in New South Wales, Australia. For the town in Victoria, Australia, see Mitta Mitta, Victoria.
Mitta Mitta is a farming community in the north eastern part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Bethungra and 21 kilometres (13 mi) north east of Nangus.
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Mitta Mitta New South Wales | |
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Coordinates | 34°53′S 147°51′E |
Elevation | 303 m (994 ft) |
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LGA(s) | Junee Shire |
County | Clarendon |
State electorate(s) | Cootamundra |
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Mitta Mitta is locatable only by finding the old St Stephen's Anglican Church situated 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) along a corrugated dirt road that runs west from the Nangus to Bethungra road.
The name Mitta Mitta is derived from the local Aboriginal words "mida-modunga" meaning "where reeds grow".[1]
Mitta Mitta Post Office opened on 1 January 1888, was reduced to a Telephone Office in 1931 and closed in 1936.[2]