Mangoplah

Mangoplah /ˈmæŋɡoʊplɑː/ is a town approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) south of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, Mangoplah had a population of 309.[1] The name of the town is believed to mean "Kooris singing" in the Wiradjuri aboriginal language.[2]

Mangoplah
New South Wales
Mangoplah Hall
Mangoplah is located in New South Wales
Mangoplah
Mangoplah
Coordinates35°22′54″S 147°14′34″E
Population309 (2016 census)[1]
Established1850's
Postcode(s)2652
Elevation276 m (906 ft)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEST (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)City of Wagga Wagga
CountyMitchell
State electorate(s)Wagga Wagga
Federal division(s)Riverina

History

The first bridge in Mangoplah was built in 1862 from funding of £700 by the NSW Government over Phillitop & Old Man Creek.[3]

In 1865, A parcel of Crown land in Mangoplah was allocated for public purposes to the Wesleyan Church.[4]

In 1866, Thomas Jones was the Licensee of the Mangoplah Inn[5] and was sold to Mrs Ann Hyland in 1868.[6]

Around 1880, the Mangoplah Inn, became known as Richard Curry's Mangoplah Inn.

During the 1860s and 1870s, Mangoplah use to hold an annual horse race meeting,[7] on the anniversary of the colony in January each year,[8] according to annual custom, at Mrs Hyland's Mangoplah Inn.[9]

Mangoplah Post Office opened on 1 September 1880, closed in 1885 and reopened in 1911.[10]

In 1880, a gold bearing reef, said to be very rich was discovered in Mangoplah, with several claims pegged out.[11][12]

In 1913, gold mining took place at Warbling Springs property, with three shafts drilled to 100 feet, with a 10-foot reef showing gold freely throughout.[13]

The club's first documented game of Australian rules football by the Mangoplah Football Club was in August 1913 against Cookardinia.[14]

In 1914, the Mangoplah School was opened.[15]

In 1915, three tennis courts were constructed at the Mangoplah Recreation Reserve and the construction of the North Mangoplah School was completed.[16]

The new rail line from The Rock to Mangoplah was commenced in 1923 and the Railway Station operated from 1925 to 1956.[17] When a catastrophic bushfire in 1952 gutted the Mangoplah Railway Station, it eventually forced its closure.[18]

The Mangoplah Hotel was built in 1924 by Sam Heron[19][20] and the grain silo was built in 1924 too. [21]

St. Mark's Church of England Church was opened in 1926 by the Bishop of Riverina, Dr. Halse.[22]

Mangoplah was formerly within the Shire of Kyeamba from 1906 until 1 January 1981 when the Shire was amalgamated with the Shire of Mitchell into the City of Wagga Wagga.[23]

Mangoplah Hotel

Today

The town contains a pub, hall, two churches, a recreation reserve, a football & netball club, a general store and a rural produce distributor. The primary school in Mangoplah operated until its closure in 2013.[24]

Mangoplah is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Livingstone National Park.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mangoplah (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. "Mangoplah". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  3. "1862 – Funding for bridge". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 January 1862. p. 3. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. "1864 – crown land allocation". The Maitland Mercury. 29 June 1864. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  5. "1866 – Publicans' License". Wagga Wagga Express. 21 April 1866. p. 2. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  6. "1868 – Mangoplah Inn sold". Wagga Wagga Advertiser. 17 October 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. "1866 – Mangoplah Races". Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser. NSW. 27 January 1866. p. 1. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  8. "1867 – Mangoplah Races". The Goulburn Herald & Chronicle. NSW. 9 February 1867. p. 3. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  9. "1868 – Mangoplah Races". Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter. NSW. 5 December 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  10. Phoenix History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  11. "1880 – Gold discovery in Mangoplah". The Argus. 19 August 1880. p. 6. Retrieved 3 September 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  12. "1880 – Reefing at Mangoplah". Australian Town & Country. 4 September 1880. p. 22. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  13. "1913 – mining at Mangoplah". Wagga Wagga Express. 7 August 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  14. "1913 – Cookardinia v Mangoplah". Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW. 9 August 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 30 August 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  15. "1914 – Mangoplah School". The Henty Observer. 20 June 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  16. "1915 – New tennis courts & school". Daily Advertiser, Wagga. 25 October 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  17. "1923 – New Railway". The Sydney Stock & Station Journal. 14 August 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 11 September 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  18. "1952 Mangoplah Bushfire". Daily Advertiser. Wagga. 25 January 1952. p. 1. Retrieved 11 September 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  19. "1924 – Mangoplah Hotel". The Daily Express. Wagga. 18 January 1924. p. 2 – via Trove Newspapers.
  20. "1926 – St. Mark's Church". Daily Advertiser. 14 December 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  21. Sullivan, Andrew (July 2004). "Nature of Severe Fire Events" (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2007. – commissioned for Department of Urban Services, ACT Government
  22. "1926 – Mangoplah Church". The Daily Advertiser. Wagga. 14 December 1926. p. 3 – via Trove Newspapers.
  23. Ellis, William (1990). The Street Names of Wagga Wagga – Incorporating the names of the Streets, Suburban Areas, Parks and some other features of the City of Wagga Wagga. Wagga Wagga City Council.
  24. "2013 – School, Community let down". The Daily Advertiser. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

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