Harrington,_New_South_Wales

Harrington, New South Wales

Harrington, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia

Harrington is a fishing village located on the northern entrance of the Manning River in New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1853 and proclaimed a village on 26 September 1896. It is 15 km north-east of Taree[3] on the Mid North Coast, and 335 kilometres (208 mi) north east of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2021 census, Harrington had a population of 3,381.[1] It was named after the Earl of Harrington by the explorer, John Oxley.[3]

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Schools

  • Harrington Public School[6]

Emergency Services

  • Marine Rescue Crowdy Harrington
  • SES
  • RFS

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Harrington". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 March 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
  3. [3]
    "Harrington, New South Wales". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. [4]
    "Statistics by Catalogue Number". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Search Census data". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Home". harrington-p.schools.nsw.edu.au.


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