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Post office and petrol station, 2007
Coolabah Location in New South Wales
Population	69 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2831
Location	77 km (48 mi) NW of Nyngan 630 km (391 mi) NW of Sydney
LGA(s)	Bogan Shire Brewarrina Shire
Region	Orana
County	Canbelego
Parish	Vega
State electorate(s)	Barwon
Federal Division(s)	Parkes

Coolabah is a small village in western New South Wales, Australia, 76 km north of Nyngan and 656 km north-west of Sydney. It lies on either side of the Mitchell Highway, with the area to the east of the highway in Brewarrina Shire and the westerly area in Bogan Shire.

History

It took its name from Coolabah, a nearby property.

The railway, its prime reason for its existence, opened in 1884 and closed due to the Nyngan flood on 17 May 1989.

Gallery

Petrol station, 2007
Streetscape of Mitchell Highway Service Road, 2007
Distances from Coolabah, 2007

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