Wakool
title: "Wakool" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-in-the-riverina", "murray-river-council"] topic_path: "general/towns-in-the-riverina" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakool" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | town |
| name | Wakool |
| state | nsw |
| image | Wakool Hotel and Main Street 2010.JPG |
| caption | The main street of Wakool, looking south towards the general store. The Wakool Hotel is in the foreground. |
| coordinates | |
| pop | 297 |
| pop_year | |
| pop_footnotes | |
| postcode | 2710 |
| elevation | 80 |
| dist1 | 791 |
| location1 | Sydney |
| dist2 | 336 |
| location2 | Melbourne |
| dist3 | 63 |
| location3 | Deniliquin |
| lga | Murray River Council |
| county | Wakool |
| stategov | Murray |
| fedgov | Farrer |
| :: |
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History
Wakool Post Office opened on 1 January 1870 and closed in 1874. It reopened in 1926.
Closer settlement of the Wakool area commenced in the 1890s and the town grew around a railway station established on the line between Echuca and Balranald. In 1942, rice growing was established in the area. Other industries include wool and cattle.
Heritage listings
Wakool has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Moulamein Highway: Murray Downs Homestead
Current facilities
The town includes a cafe/post office, hotel and services club. Education is available to primary level at Wakool Burraboi Public School; High School students must travel to Barham or Deniliquin.
Sport
The town used to have an Australian rules football club, which played in the Golden Rivers Football League from 1958-2015, and then in 2017 and 2018. The team managed to win seven premierships, in seasons 1976, 1978, 1980, 1989, 1990, 2006 and 2013.
Gallery
File:Wakool Main Street.JPG|Wakool Main Street. file:Wakool War Memorial.JPG|Wakool War Memorial. File:Wakool Anglican Church.JPG|Wakool Anglican Church. file:Wakool Roman Catholic Church.JPG|Wakool Roman Catholic Church building. File:Wakool Uniting Church.JPG|Wakool Uniting Church. file:Wakool Library.JPG|Wakool Library. File:Wakool Burraboi Public School.JPG|Wakool Public School. file:Wakool Hospital.JPG|Wakool Services Club.
References
References
- {{Census 2016 AUS
- ''[[Macquarie Dictionary. Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition]]'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. {{ISBN. 1-876429-14-3
- Premier Postal History. "Post Office List".
- [http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-factsheet/wakool-20081113-5ymr.html SMH Travel] - Wakool page. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5051343. Murray Downs Homestead
- [http://www.wakool-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/sws/view/1266842.node Wakool Primary School] Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- [http://www.wakool.local-e.nsw.gov.au/about/23333/23336.html Wakool Shire Council] - Official website, Wakool page. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
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