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Morundah
New South Wales
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The hotel in Morundah
Morundah is located in New South Wales
Morundah
Morundah
Location in New South Wales
Population 22 (2016 census)
Postcode(s) 2700
Elevation 124 m (407 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Federation Council
County Urana
State electorate(s) Albury
Federal Division(s) Farrer

Morundah is a small town in the Murray region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located on the Newell Highway and in the Federation Council local government area. The town consists of a hotel, some silos and a few houses. At the 2016 census, Morundah had a population of 22.

Colombo Creek Post Office opened on 1 May 1877, was renamed Murundah in 1889 and Morundah in 1895. It closed in 1982.

Morundah was served by the now closed Tocumwal railway line. Morundah railway station opened on 16 September 1884 and closed on 17 November 1975.

Morundah Football Club was an Australian Rules Football club that competed in the Faithful & District Football Association from 1924 - 1939. The club went into recess from 1940 to 1945 due to World War Two and did not reform after WW2.

Morundah is notable for its recent tradition of hosting opera performances, including the touring arm of Opera Australia, OzOpera's performance of Carmen in 2006 and the performance of Cosi fan tutte by the Victorian Opera in 2007. In 2012, Co-Opera's performance of Die Fledermaus was very well received.

In 2016, the old "opera house"—which was basically a prefabricated pig shed—was demolished and replaced by a larger permanent structure, designed to cater for not only opera, but a range of other types of events.

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