Urana

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nameUrana
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imageUranaMemorialHall3.JPG
captionMemorial Hall, Urana
coordinates
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pop_year
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established6 May 1859
postcode2645
elevation125.0
dist1561
location1Sydney
dist2366
location2Melbourne
dist3111
location3Wagga Wagga
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location4Albury
lgaFederation Council
countyUrana
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fedgovFarrer
maxtemp23.7
mintemp9.5
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| type = town | name = Urana | state = nsw | image = UranaMemorialHall3.JPG | caption = Memorial Hall, Urana | image_alt = | relief = | coordinates = | pushpin_label_position = | map_alt = | pop = 248 | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | poprank = | density = | density_footnotes = | established = 6 May 1859 | established_footnotes = | abolished = | gazetted = | postcode = 2645 | elevation = 125.0 | elevation_footnotes = | area = | area_footnotes = | timezone = | utc = | timezone-dst = | utc-dst = | dist1 = 561 | dir1 = | location1 = Sydney | dist2 = 366 | dir2 = | location2 = Melbourne | dist3 = 111 | dir3 = | location3 = Wagga Wagga | dist4 = 125 | dir4 = | location4 = Albury | lga = Federation Council | region = | county = Urana | stategov = Albury | fedgov = Farrer | url = | maxtemp = 23.7 | maxtemp_footnotes = | mintemp = 9.5 | mintemp_footnotes = | rainfall = 447.0 | rainfall_footnotes = | near-n = | near-ne = | near-e = | near-se = | near-s = | near-sw = | near-w = | near-nw = | near = | footnotes = Urana is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Federation Council local government area.

Urana is located between Lockhart and Jerilderie, about 561 km southwest of the state capital, Sydney. To the west lies Lake Urana and the Lake Urana Nature Reserve. To the east lies a smaller lake, Lake Uranagong.

Urana was the major town and headquarters of the former Urana Shire. The shire included the localities of Boree Creek, Morundah, Oaklands and Rand. The Urana district is used for raising sheep and for growing wheat and other grain crops.

In the , the population of Urana was 298, of whom 56.3% were male and 43.7% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.7% of the population. In the , the population of Urana was 248, of whom 55.1% were male and 44.9% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.6% of the population.

History

The origin of the name Urana is likely to come from a Wiradjuri word "airana" used to describe a temporary shelter (usually consisting of a simple frame of branches covered with bark, leaves, or grass). Alternatively it comes from "aurana" for camping ground or noise of quails flying.

The area was home to the Wiradjuri Aboriginal people prior to European occupation and the expansion of squatters to set up stations. Urana was first settled by Europeans during the 1850s. In May 1859 a design for the "Town of Urana" by Surveyor Hayes was approved by the New South Wales Executive Council.

Urana Post Office opened on 1 January 1861.

In August 1863 near Urana the notorious bushranger, Dan Morgan, and his accomplice Clarke held up the Police Magistrate based at Wagga Wagga, Henry Baylis. A few days after this incident Baylis led a party of policemen to the bushrangers' camp; shots were exchanged and both Baylis and the bushranger Clarke were wounded. Morgan and Clarke both escaped on this occasion.

In 1866 Urana township consisted of two public houses, the Urana Hotel and the Royal Hotel. In addition there was a post-office, two large stores, and a police-station and lock-up. A new court-house was erected at Urana in 1879.

Urana Shire Council was proclaimed in 1906 and dissolved in 2016, to become part of the Federation Council.

Religion

During 1882 a Roman Catholic church was completed, with Father Burmingham celebrating the first service on 7 January 1883.

The Rev. George Wilson Adam was the first Presbyterian minister of the separate parish of Urana (at that time administered from Victoria). Rev. Adam's term extended from 1878 to 1887. His successor, Rev. Matthew Bell, was a part of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales; he was inducted in 1888 and resigned in 1904. During Rev. Bell's tenure at Urana three wooden churches were built: one at Urana, and one each at the district preaching centres, Old Goree and Boree Creek.

Sport and Recreation

The Urana Football Club was an Australian Rules Football club established in April 1898 at a meeting in the Commercial Hotel. Urana's first published match was against Lockhart in August, 1898, losing by four goals to a more experienced side. In 1901, Urana won all there games they played in. In 1909 the Urana & District Football Association was formed at a meeting from the following club's - Daysdale, Oaklands and Urana.

Former Corowa Football Club premiership coach, Ray "Nana" Baker was coach of Urana Football Club in 1934.

Former Urana footballer, Max Urquhart was recruited to Collingwood Football Club in 1963.

;Competitions played in The Urana FC played in the following competitions.

Urana also formerly had a rugby league team which competed in the Group 13 Rugby League competition.

Heritage listings

Urana has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Climate

Urana has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), a little too dry to be a humid subtropical climate, characterised by hot summers with pleasant mornings and clear skies, and cool winters with moderate cloud cover. Seasonal range is great across the year. |location = Urana Post Office (1914–1975, rainfall 1871–2024); 125 m AMSL; 35.33° S, 146.27° E |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |rain colour = green |Jan high C = 32.9 |Feb high C = 32.4 |Mar high C = 29.2 |Apr high C = 23.6 |May high C = 18.7 |Jun high C = 14.8 |Jul high C = 14.2 |Aug high C = 16.0 |Sep high C = 19.8 |Oct high C = 23.5 |Nov high C = 27.7 |Dec high C = 31.1 |year high C = |Jan low C = 16.3 |Feb low C = 16.3 |Mar low C = 14.0 |Apr low C = 9.4 |May low C = 6.1 |Jun low C = 3.6 |Jul low C = 3.2 |Aug low C = 4.1 |Sep low C = 6.3 |Oct low C = 8.8 |Nov low C = 11.8 |Dec low C = 14.6 |year low C = |Jan rain mm = 33.2 |Feb rain mm = 33.3 |Mar rain mm = 35.6 |Apr rain mm = 32.8 |May rain mm = 41.1 |Jun rain mm = 45.0 |Jul rain mm = 38.5 |Aug rain mm = 39.6 |Sep rain mm = 38.4 |Oct rain mm = 41.7 |Nov rain mm = 34.7 |Dec rain mm = 33.2 |year rain mm = 447.0 |unit rain days = 0.2 mm |Jan rain days = 3.8 |Feb rain days = 3.5 |Mar rain days = 4.0 |Apr rain days = 4.7 |May rain days = 6.5 |Jun rain days = 8.4 |Jul rain days = 8.7 |Aug rain days = 8.6 |Sep rain days = 6.8 |Oct rain days = 6.1 |Nov rain days = 4.8 |Dec rain days = 4.0 |year rain days = 69.9 |source 1 = {{cite web | url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_074110_All.shtml | publisher = Bureau of Meteorology | title = URANA POST OFFICE | access-date = 23 August 2024 |date=August 2024

Notable residents

Notable people from Urana include:

Gallery

File:Itsy Bitsy by Andrew Whitehead.jpg|Sculpture 'Itsy Bitsy' by local artist Andrew Whitehead on the water tower. File:UranaHotel1.JPG|Hotel Urana, the only remaining pub in Urana. File:UranaPlain.JPG|The flat Urana plain File:UranaPostOffice1.JPG|Historic post office File:UranaJMSmith.JPG|JM Smith office

References

References

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  2. {{Census 2016 AUS
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  12. (25 July 1909). "1909 - Uran & District Football Association". The Corowa Free Press (NSW).
  13. (10 August 1934). "1934 - Football Gossip". The Corowa Free Press (NSW).
  14. (23 May 1911). "1911 - Football". The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser (NSW).
  15. (5 August 1914). "1914 - Urana wins the cup!". The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser (NSW).
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