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Morundah

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Federation Council NSW, PO Box 77, Morundah, NSW 2700
02 6033 8999

Description

Morundah is a small town in the Murray region of New South Wales, Australia.

Morundahis a small town in the Murray region of New South Wales, Australia.The town is located on the Newell Highway and in the Federation Council local government area.The town consists of a hotel, some silos and a few houses. At the 2016 census, Morundah had a population of 22.Colombo Creek Post Office opened on 1 May 1877, was renamed Murundah in 1889 and Morundah in 1895. It closed in 1982.Morundah was served by the now closed Tocumwal railway line.Morundah railway station opened on 16 September 1884 and closed on 17 November 1975.Morundah is notable for its recent tradition of hosting opera performances, including the touring arm of Opera Australia, OzOpera's performance of Carmen in 2006 and theperformance of Cosi fan tutte by the Victorian Opera in 2007. In 2012, Co-Opera's performance of Die Fledermaus was very well received.

In 2016, the old "opera house"—which was basically a prefabricated pig shed—was demolished and replaced by a larger permanent structure, designed to cater for not only opera, but a range of other types of events.

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Type: Towns

Population: 1 - 100

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 1190.948 km2

Elevation: 51 to 200 metres

Town elevation: 130 m

Population number: 69

Local Government Area: Federation Council

Location

Federation Council NSW, PO Box 77, Morundah, NSW 2700

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Morundah, New South Wales