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unusual facts about Cooma-Monaro Shire



Canberra Monaro Express

In July 1973 it was cut back to a single four-carriage set serving both Canberra and Cooma, sometimes with a non air-conditioned 620/720 set attached when demand warranted.

Cooma Correctional Centre

When not in use, the Cooma Correctional Centre has also been a storage space for the Australian Army and for the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

Environa, New South Wales

It lies just east of the Queanbeyan-Cooma railway line as it goes past the industrial estate of Hume, ACT.

Jack the Rammer

Jack the Rammer aka Billy the Rammer was a bushranger in the Monaro District near Cooma in New South Wales during the latter half of 1834.

Jeff Dowdell

Born in Cooma, New South Wales, he is a product of the Shoalhaven Tigers basketball program which has produced several NBL, WNBL, and NCAA players including his brother Ben who spent 2007–2011 attending Santa Clara University and playing for the Santa Clara Broncos.

Michelago

It has been claimed that Michelago represents the territorial divide between white-backed and black-backed magpies on the Monaro highway from Canberra to Cooma.

Ngarigo people

The Cooma government web site states that "the two main groups on Monaro were the Ngarigo people of the tablelands and the Wogul or Wolgalu group in the high country.".

Paterson Clarence Hughes

Pat was the youngest child of a family of five boys and seven girls, born in Cooma, New South Wales, on 19 September 1917.

Red Bus Services

In the early 1950s Red Bus also operated coach services out of Newcastle, Gosford and Cooma and was the first mainland bus company to operate a coach to Tasmania.

Shannons Flat

The Shannons Flat Road/Yaouk Road route runs from Cooma north west towards Yaouk, and the Bobeyan Road runs from Tharwa on the southern edge of Canberra south west to Adaminaby.

Yarrowlumla Shire

Yarrowlumla Shire was a local government area in New South Wales, which surrounded the Australian Capital Territory until February 2004, when it was divided between Palerang Council, Yass Valley Council, Queanbeyan City Council and a small part going to the Cooma-Monaro Shire.


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