Gundaroo facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gundaroo New South Wales
Main street of Gundaroo
Gundaroo Location in New South Wales
Population	1,146 (2016 census)
Established	1830s
Postcode(s)	2620
Location	272 km (169 mi) SW of Sydney 39 km (24 mi) N of Canberra 29 km (18 mi) S of Gunning
LGA(s)	Yass Valley Council
County	Murray
Parish	Gundaroo
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal Division(s)	Eden-Monaro
Localities around Gundaroo: Yass River Bellmount Forest Collector Nanima Gundaroo Lake George Springrange Sutton Bywong

Gundaroo is a small village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and in Yass Valley Council. It is situated to the east of the Yass River, about 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Sutton, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of the Lake George range. At the 2016 census, Gundaroo "state suburb" (including surrounding areas) had a population of 1,146. At the 2006 census, its "urban centre/locality" had a population of 331.

World War II air crash

On 7 December 1943, a RAAF Lockheed Ventura crashed three miles south-east of Gundaroo, killing all five crew members. A memorial to the victims was erected in the town.

Gallery

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  St Mark's Anglican Church in Cork St, formerly Gundaroo Court House, built in 1875

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  The Royal Hotel Gundaroo

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  Gundaroo Community Church was originally the Presbyterian Church (1864). It is now under a Uniting Church.

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  Gundaroo War Memorial

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  Gundaroo Catholic Pioneer Cemetery established in 1857

Notable residents

• William Affleck (1836–1923), a Scottish-born Australian politician.
• John Forrester-Clack, an Australian artist
• Jack Clemenger (1899–1964), an Australian tennis player
• Charles Elliott (1870-1938), an Australian politician
• Les Haylen (1898–1977), an Australian politician, playwright, novelist and journalist
• Maud Jeffries (1869–1946), an American actress
• Dick Smith (born 1944), an Australian entrepreneur, aviator, philanthropist and political activist