Laggan, New South Wales facts for kids
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 Laggan
Location in New South Wales
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| Population | 358 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2583 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Upper Lachlan Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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Laggan is a small village on the traditional land of the Gundungurra people in the Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia in Upper Lachlan Shire. At the 2016 census, Laggan had a population of 358.
The village/locality has a small primary school, the Laggan Pub, a fine dining restaurant Laggan Pantry and a micro brewery Laggan Brewing Co. There are many historic buildings including the old police barracks c1837 and a rebuilt mill. Also there are the monthly Laggan Village Markets at the memorial hall.
Laggan was founded for pastoral use, as well as a stop for convicts during the building of roads between Bathurst and Goulburn. The village is now a tourist attraction.
Annual ploughing matches were held at Laggan in the 1860s.
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