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Merriwagga is a town in the northern part of the Riverina region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is situated by road, about north west from Goolgowi and south from Hillston on the Kidman Way in NSW.〔(Carrathool Shire Council, Merriwagga Map )〕 At the , it has a population of 169. The main industry is agriculture.〔(Carrathool Shire Council, Merriwagga Fact Sheet )〕 The village was surveyed and gazetted on 4 April 1924〔(Carrathool Shire Council, Merriwagga )〕 and is laid out in an irregular rectangular pattern. It is surrounded by the Merriwagga State Forest, a loosely mallee-forested area of approximately .〔(www.geonames.org Merriwagga )〕 Merriwagga Post Office opened on 26 May 1924. Merriwagga railway station lies between Goolgowi station and Goorawin station. It is dominated by three massive grain silos and two grain receival depots. The Black Stump Hotel across the road boasts the tallest bar in Australia,〔 it was established in 1926.〔(The Black Stump Hotel Merriwagga NSW )〕 The name relates to the Black Stump Story telling of the death of Mrs. Barbara Blain. She burnt to death in March 1886 at Black Stump Tank, approximately halfway between Merriwagga and Gunbar. Her story and the life of the early pioneer women is commemorated in the ''Memorial to Pioneer Woman of the Merriwagga District'', situated next to the picnic area between Black Stump Hotel and the grain receival depots. ==Gallery== File:Merriwagga Black Stump Trading Post 001.JPG|Black Stump Trading Post File:Merriwagga Railway Sign 001.JPG|Relocated platform sign File:Merriwagga Silos.JPG|Silos and grain elevators File:Merriwagga Uniting Church 001.JPG|Soldiers' Memorial Uniting Church 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Merriwagga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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