Garah, New South Wales

Garah is a town in north western New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Moree Plains Shire local government area. At the, Garah and the surrounding area had a population of 306.

Geography
Garah is on the Carnarvon Highway, 667 km north west of the state capital, Sydney and 51 km north west of the regional centre of Moree. It is on the Mungindi railway line (also known as the North West railway line) between Mungindi and Moree.

History


The name of the town is an Aboriginal word meaning long or a long distance.

The Garah railway station was open between 1913 and 1974.

A branch of the Bank of New South Wales was opened in Garah in January 1919.

The Presbyterian church in Garah was officially opened on Sunday 21 April 1929 by the Right Reverend A. P. Camerson, church Moderator.

Facilities
Facilities in the town include a post office, primary school, police station, tennis courts, grain silo, CWA hall, town hall, pre-school, corner shop, pub, race course, small petrol bowser, Catholic church and a Presbyterian Church. Local activities include agriculture.

Events
Garah is also said to have the oldest running picnic races in Australia.