Coordinates: 34°52′0″S 147°34′0″E / 34.86667°S 147.56667°E / -34.86667; 147.56667

Junee

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This article is about the town. For the local government area, see Junee Shire.

Junee
Town
Lorne Street
Lorne Street
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CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA
Location
EstablishedLate 1870s
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
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Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+11 (AEDT)
Postcode
2663
CountyClarendon
Mean max temp22.9 °C (73.2 °F)
Mean min temp8.6 °C (47.5 °F)
Annual rainfall530.6 mm (20.89 in)

Junee (/dʒuːˈniː/)[1] is a medium-sized town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town's prosperity and mixed services economy is based on a combination of agriculture, rail transport, light industry and government services, and in particular correctional services. In 2021 Junee's urban population was 4,882.[2]

Place name

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One theory is that word Junee which originates from the Aboriginal word 'Junee' means "speak to me".[3] Another theory is that it is an Aboriginal word "Choo-nee" meaning "frog".[4]

History

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The Wiradjuri people are the traditional owners of the local area prior to European settlement. Leopold de Salis (1816–1898), pastoralist and later politician was one of the first squatters to open up the Riverina region to grazing.[5] He established the 'Junee' pastoral run in 1845. Leopold held the licence for this run for a total of three years. Other run licencees followed until Thomas Hammond and Richard Gwynne bought the licence in 1857. The Junee run progressively reduced in area as selectors took up land but Hammond lived on it until his death in 1899, the remaining property having been named "Wyoming" in 1887. A post office opened in 1862 and a village called 'Junee' was gazetted in 1863 on the wool road to Sydney. That same year, Ben Hall and his bushranging gang raided the village.[6]

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Junee railway station with a CountryLink XPT at the platform in 2009

In 1866 Junee's population was recorded as twelve but the discovery of reef and alluvial gold during the 1860s triggered a gold rush. The main sites- Junee Reefs (to the north), was mined on and off until after World War 1, as well as Wantiool and Eurongilly (to the east) until the 1880s.

By 1878 with the southward expansion of the Main South line in New South Wales, the main railway line between Sydney and Melbourne passed 8 kilometres east of the village. Junee's Post Office was renamed Old Junee in 1885 (Junee railway station).[7][better source needed] Loftus was the original name of the locality being farm land and as the settlers moved in for the rail line it was renamed. Junee Railway Station Post Office opened on 6 July 1878, was renamed Junee Junction in 1881 and later still, Junee in 1893.[7]

Rail and road

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The Main South railway line between Sydney and Melbourne runs through Junee, as does the Olympic Highway, named for the route of the 1956 Summer Olympics Torch Relay. The advent of rail transport in 1878 provided the impetus for an economic boom providing local agricultural producers with affordable direct access to markets in Sydney. In 1952 the largest wheat terminal in the Southern Hemisphere was constructed at Junee, adjacent to the South West Railway, providing both rail and road transport.[6]

Rail transport makes an important contribution to the local economy with Regional Rail Logistics[needs update] operating a containerised freight service that delivers various goods from Junee to Sydney,[8] with interstate freight trains also passing through the town.

Local Government

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On 1 January 1981, Junee Municipal Council amalgamated with the surrounding "Illabo Shire Council', creating Junee Shire Council.

Climate

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Junee has as a rather dry humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), lying about 75 millimetres or 3 inches above semi-arid classification. It features hot and dry summers and cool, moderately cloudy winters. The highest temperature recorded at Junee was 46.1 °C or 115.0 °F on 31 January 1968; the lowest recorded was −5.0 °C or 23.0 °F on 1 July 1971 and 6 August 1974. The average annual rainfall is 530.6 millimetres or 20.89 inches spread across 88 days (with the majority in winter). It can snow on rare occasions, with the last snowfall in August 2019.

Climate data for Junee Treatment Works (1907–1975, rainfall 1891–2022); 280 metres (919 ft) AMSL; 34.85° S, 147.57° E
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 46.1
(115.0) 		44.4
(111.9) 		40.6
(105.1) 		32.8
(91.0) 		25.6
(78.1) 		21.6
(70.9) 		23.0
(73.4) 		26.1
(79.0) 		33.3
(91.9) 		35.0
(95.0) 		38.3
(100.9) 		40.6
(105.1) 		46.1
(115.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.4
(90.3) 		31.6
(88.9) 		28.4
(83.1) 		22.8
(73.0) 		17.9
(64.2) 		13.9
(57.0) 		13.2
(55.8) 		15.1
(59.2) 		18.9
(66.0) 		22.7
(72.9) 		27.0
(80.6) 		30.8
(87.4) 		22.9
(73.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9) 		15.6
(60.1) 		12.9
(55.2) 		8.6
(47.5) 		5.5
(41.9) 		3.3
(37.9) 		2.3
(36.1) 		3.2
(37.8) 		5.0
(41.0) 		7.4
(45.3) 		10.2
(50.4) 		13.5
(56.3) 		8.6
(47.4)
Record low °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1) 		7.0
(44.6) 		3.9
(39.0) 		0.6
(33.1) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		1.7
(35.1) 		3.8
(38.8) 		−5.0
(23.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40.8
(1.61) 		37.2
(1.46) 		40.9
(1.61) 		40.6
(1.60) 		42.9
(1.69) 		49.8
(1.96) 		47.0
(1.85) 		46.8
(1.84) 		44.2
(1.74) 		50.9
(2.00) 		44.7
(1.76) 		41.4
(1.63) 		530.6
(20.89)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 4.9 4.6 4.5 5.5 7.8 9.5 11.2 11.0 8.8 8.2 6.3 5.4 87.7
Source: Bureau of Meteorology (1891–2022)[9]

Heritage listings

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Photograph of Junee Post Office from across street
Junee Post Office, Lorne Street

Junee has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Other attractions

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Demographics

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According to the 2021 census, there were 4,882 people in Junee.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19213,560—    
19334,213+18.3%
19474,010−4.8%
19544,064+1.3%
19613,980−2.1%
19663,906−1.9%
19713,772−3.4%
19764,005+6.2%
19813,993−0.3%
19863,720−6.8%
19913,673−1.3%
19963,681+0.2%
20013,589−2.5%
20063,744+4.3%
20114,400+17.5%
20164,762+8.2%
20214,882+2.5%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[14][2][15][16][17][18]

Sport

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The most popular sport in Junee is rugby league. The town's team, the Junee Diesels, compete in the Group 9 Rugby League competition, in which they have won two premierships. The club is notable for having produced New South Wales and Australian captain Laurie Daley.

The town had now defunct Australian rules and rugby union teams, known as the Bulldogs and Rams.[19]

Notable people

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Communications

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Junee is served by:

  • Junee Independent newspaper
  • Radio 1RPH transmitter (99.5FM)

See also

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References

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