Harefield is a locality in New South Wales, Australia.[2] It in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 11 kilometres south of Junee and 35 kilometres north by road from Wagga Wagga.
Gerilgambeth Post Office opened on 1 September 1879, was renamed Wallaceton in 1880, Harefield in 1882 and closed in 1980.[3]
Freight terminal
A new freight container terminal began operating at Harefield during 2012. It is planned that up to 160 12-metre (40 foot) containers will be located at Harefield at any one time, with larger trains capable of hauling 104 containers planned for the site.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Harefield (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Harefield". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ Rurenga, Declan (19 October 2012). "Freight terminal to bring jobs to region". The Daily Advertiser.
