Stannifer, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia
29°53′S 151°13′E / 29.883°S 151.217°E / -29.883; 151.217Population73 (2016 census)[1]Postcode(s)2369Elevation780 m (2,559 ft)Location
  • 603 km (375 mi) N of Sydney
  • 114 km (71 mi) NW of Armidale
  • 17 km (11 mi) SE of Inverell
LGA(s)Inverell ShireCountyGoughState electorate(s)Northern TablelandsFederal division(s)New England

Stannifer is a small rural village, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. The village is situated nine kilometres north of Tingha, New South Wales on the Elsmore Road and is within Inverell Shire. Middle Creek, a tributary of the Macintyre River is nearby.

The village is several kilometres from the locality of Old Mill and both are old tin mining villages with remnants of the mining past still visible in places and fossicking still carried on in local creek beds.

The main industries are mining, timber, fossicking and agriculture. Several varieties of gems can be found in the Stannifer fossicking area, including jellybeans, quartz and grass stone.

History

Stannifer Post Office opened on 1 October 1880 and closed in 1973.[2]

References

"Inverell Shire Information", c.1981

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stannifer (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 March 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
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