Bannister, New South Wales
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Bannister is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies about 20 km south of Crookwell and 90 km northeast of Canberra. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 120.[4]
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Bannister New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°35′54″S 149°29′34″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 141 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2580 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 897 m (2,943 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Upper Lachlan Shire | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
County | Argyle | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Pomeroy | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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Bannister was named after Saxe Bannister, first Attorney General of New South Wales.[2] It had a state school from 1878 to 1968. This was described at different times as a "public school", a "half-time school" or a "provisional school". Prior to May 1915, it was called Gullen Flat Public School.[5]