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Moree is a major agricultural centre, noted for its part in the Australian cotton-growing industry, which was established there in the early 1960s. It is situated in the Moree Plains Shire. Moree is noted for artesian hot spring baths that are renowned for their reputed healing qualities. At the 2021 census, the town of Moree had a population ...
At the 2011 census, there were 13,429 people in the Moree Plains local government area, of these 50.8 per cent were male and 49.2 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 20.8 per cent of the population which is approximately nine times above both the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent.
Despite its name, the region is in north-central New South Wales, corresponding generally to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's forecast area of North West Slopes and Plains. The administrative areas of the region include the city of Tamworth, Gunnedah, Moree, Narrabri and Inverell. [1]
Gwydir Highway traverses the New England region from the inland plains to the coastal region, linking Walgett, Collarenebri, Moree, Warialda, Inverell, Glen Innes and Grafton. The western termination of the highway is at the junction with Castlereagh Highway, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of Walgett. At Moree it intersects the Newell Highway.
Boomi Shire was a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. Boomi Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905. [1] The shire offices were in Moree. [2] Towns in the shire included Boomi, Ashley, Garah and Mungindi. [2]
The Mungindi railway line from Werris Creek to Gunnedah opened in 1879, Narrabri in 1884 and Moree in 1897, Mungindi in 1914. The line is currently truncated to Weemelah between Moree and Mungindi. [10] The line between Werris Creek and Moree is also known as the North-West line. [11] A branch line was opened from Moree to Inverell in 1901. [12]
Moree Plains Shire Ashley ( 29°18′S 149°49′E / 29.300°S 149.817°E / -29.300; 149.817 ) is a small rural locality of 339 [ 1 ] people on the Carnarvon Highway , 17 km north of Moree, New South Wales , Australia and 692 km from Sydney
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