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e 1935 dam and the beginnings of present day wyangala village 1928 1935 dam construction edit 1935 wyangala dam wall to promote development in the region and to provide a reliable water supply the burrinjuck dam and wyangala dam were constructed 10 27 the official sod turning ceremony to mark the beginning of the 1 3 million project was performed by the nsw premier sir thomas bavin on 17 december 1928 30 the ceremony was not conducted in the usual manner of turning over a sod of soil it was achieved through the detonation of explosives removing tonnes of earth and rock 31 the galvanized iron town of wyangala was established to house the construction workers on land once owned by the green family pioneering settlers 20 by january 1930 wyangala had become a bustling centre with 450 workers and their families in the village and 74 children attending the new primary school 32 in the words of a district resident the township is progressing rapidly the most important buildings are one post and telegraph office two stores two bakers shops one police station one medical practitioner one butcher s shop one public hall and school one church one boarding house for the men employed at the works one g s bank one temporary power house and about 40 private residences when the dam is full the water will cover our house i should think it will be a nice sight when completed a new road has just been built from woodstock to the dam it runs through some wonderful scenery a 32 passenger bus runs from woodstock to the dam tri weekly anonymous 1930 33 this major undertaking was not without incident four men died during the construction of the dam the first being leslie jeffrey falling into the lachlan river and drowning in 1929 34 his death was followed by that of walter watt a laborer 1931 wickliffe brien a dogman 1931 and patrick lewis a carpenter 1933 35 36 37 38 the original pioneering settlement and cemetery were inundated after the dam was completed in 1935 20 39 1961 1971 dam upgrade edit wyangala dam upgrade construction november 1966 wyangala failed to hold the surging floodwaters of the devastating 1952 deluge which was greater than any water mass it had been designed to withstand joan marriott 1988 14 due to concerns about the original dam capacity to withstand floods and a projected increase in demand for water by the agricultural industry in the region wyangala dam was upgraded and enlarged from 1961 to 1971 housing for the workers and their families was provided in temporary demountable dwellings within the village at this time and also during the 1935 dam build utilitarian construction prevailed giving wyangala no dwellings of historical note 14 the ten year a 18 million enlargement project increased the storage capacity of the dam threefold 40 the total surface area of the upgraded reservoir was 5 390 ha 13 300 acres storing 1 220 000 ml 43 000 10 6 cu ft two and a half times the volume of sydney harbour within a catchment of 8 300 km 2 3 200 sq mi 41 42 the opening ceremony for the upgraded dam was scheduled to be performed by sir roden cutler governor of nsw on 8 february 1971 43 however because of heavy rains and road flooding three days prior to the event the opening was delayed until 6 august 1971 over 2 000 guests and officials attended the ceremony in the months and years following the dam opening the population of wyangala decreased significantly houses used by workers on the north west and north east sides of the village were removed leaving only the houses seen in the present day village just below the dam wall 14 post office school and church edit the wyangala dam post office first postmark by march 1929 with dam construction underway see above up to 60 letters arrived in the village every day or two whenever a vehicle made the trip from cowra to wyangala with over 350 workers and their families already in the growing village the lack of a post office or telegraph office was a great inconvenience to the residents 44 45 to alleviate this issue and to provide the residents with a reliable postal service wyangala dam post office was opened on 14 march 1929 the newly opened post office stamped mail with a type 2c postmark which had a full stop after the w of n s w 27 throughout the subsequent years the village post office became an integral part of the wyangala community providing the expected postal and at times banking services as an agent for the commonwealth bank in the post telegraph era a manual telephone exchange was also located within the post office the postmaster mistress would run the telephone exchange in conjunction with running the post office the telephone exchange was automated in the late 1980s and the post office itself was closed in 1998 46 postmasters mistresses from the 1970s until closure included 46 ken and peggy bloomfield 1970s rosa and graham parr 1970s to early 1980s geoff and vicki scott early to mid 1980s jim and yvonne thomas mid to late 1980s peter raudonkis 1990s wyangala dam public school was established not long after the opening of the village post office in 1929 at the time it was the district s second school since establishment the school has been located at three different sites around the village the first was near the present day bowling club and then near the vic roworth conference centre and finally during the 1960s it was moved to its current location on waugoola road notably there was an earlier school at wyangala which was established 22 years prior this school ran for six years and closed in 1913 14 the number of children attending the school has varied widely over the years ranging from 70 in 1930 to 160 in the 1960s to 20 in the early 1980s to under 10 in the 2000s 14 47 48 the first church in wyangala was a small building made from timber and corrugated iron built during the construction of the 1935 dam as with the village school it was originally located near the present day country club opposite the bowling green after the dam was completed the church was purchased by mr bert priddle and transported to a property near grenfell where it was re erected and licensed as an anglican place of worship on 17 november 1935 eventually becoming consecrated by bishop wylde on 19 august 1953 49 50 the current church st vincent s was built at the centre of the village under the direction of aub murray with interdenominational help it is of cinder block construction with an iron roof the church was officially opened on 19 november 1954 the day after the opening as preparations were being made for the first mass a storm knocked down the rear wall of the church rebuilding the wall delayed the first mass until 5 december 1954 51 murder edit the only recorded case of a suspected murder in wyangala village occurred in july 1935 when the coroner mr h d pulling found the death of mr john neilson a worker at the dam was caused by a bullet wound to the head the suspects were named as mrs mavis neilsen the victim s wife and mr claude charnock a family friend both suspects claimed the shooting was accidental and self inflicted however evidence from the post mortem conducted by dr mahon of cowra and that of another witness indicated the wound could not be self inflicted 52 the suspects were charged and brought to trial in september 1935 the crown alleging that they conspired together to kill mr john neilson a short time into the trial before the prosecution could complete their case there was a dramatic turn of events when the jury indicated they did not wish to continue as the evidence was not good enough to convict the accused the prosecutor appealed to the jury to wait to hear more witness and police testimony however after taking no more than a few seconds to consider the request the jury members agreed there was no point continuing consequently the judge acquitted both the accused and allowed them to go free 53 54 55 community edit education church hall and sport edit wyangala dam public school the village has a small one teacher primary school wyangala dam public school located on waugoola rd students come from the nearby rural area the villages of wyangala and darbys falls and the mt mcdonald hamlet the school emphasises environmental education and the creative arts 48 as of july 2022 the school has gone into recess non operational due to low enrolment numbers 56 village church wyangala not far from the school also on waugoola rd there is a catholic church st vincent s which at times serves as a community hall for village activities as a part of the parish of cowra and the diocese of bathurst mass services were previously provided on alternate saturdays and sundays however as of 16 december 2023 the catholic diocese of bathurst announced its permanent closure alongside two other local churches st malachy s gooloogong and st brigid s woodstock 57 58 adjacent the village is a nine hole golf course bowling green tennis courts and cricket field these facilities are managed by the wyangala country club 59 in august 2013 wyangala cricket oval was officially renamed matt morrison oval in honour of matt morrison who had died earlier in the year development of the wyangala cricket club oval and much of the sponsorship of the wyangala golf club was attributed to him 60 sports clubs in wyangala include the fishing cricket golf bowling and ski clubs the fishing club wyangala danglers has regular events and fishing competitions throughout the year including inter club competitions the cricket club competes in a district cricket competition with surrounding towns including carcoar morongla canowindra grenfell and cowra teams the golf club on the other hand has occasional challenges and events during the year and the bowling club holds regular casual meetings 59 the ski club has a club house on main beach of wyangala dam and holds occasional events during the year food services and attractions edit street map of wyangala village area the wyangala country club on the hillside opposite the village has one restaurant the country club bistro in addition to having a bar and entertainment facilities 61 locals congregate at the club for regular sports club meetings for discussion forums addressing important village issues and for other community activities the village service station store is located at the nearby wyangala waters state park entrance the store has a range of fishing and camping supplies in addition to take away food and other goods 62 wyangala has two conference venues the first being the vic roworth conference centre within the village and the other being the community hall in wyangala waters state park both have seating capacities for tens of participants 63 there is one holiday house in the village near wyangala dam public school 64 additional accommodation is found at wyangala waters state park which contains numerous powered and unpowered camping sites five bungalows three cottages one lodge seven cabins and jayco ensuite cabins 65 as early as the mid 1930s wyangala was earmarked as a major tourist attraction and important fishing ground for the lachlan valley 66 the objective of turning wyangala into a national playground and resort was the vision of reg hailstone a civic leader of the 1940s and 1950s 67 68 although wyangala never became a tourist resort hailstone s vision for a national playground was fulfilled over the proceeding years dissipater park below wyangala dam wall lake wyangala the impounded reservoir within the dam is a significant and popular inland fishing location through the spring and summer seasons lake wyangala is also used for various water sports such as canoeing jet skiing sailing swimming and water skiing there are walking and mountain bike trails through bushland near the village and the state park and houseboat hire is available for those seeking the opportunity to explore the lake and catch fish waterslides located within the park are currently not operating 69 dissipater park just below the dam wall has bbq facilities for picnics and other gatherings 70 the 1 37 km 0 85 mi long dam wall is a notable landmark in the lachlan valley it is 85 m 279 ft high as tall as a 25 story building 41 and has a width at its base of 304 m 997 ft 71 it can be viewed from various locations around the village and from nearby lookouts as well as from many kilometers away on darbys falls road historically it was possible to drive across the top of the wall however as of june 2014 vehicle access was closed following the completion of an alternative access road trout farm road and bridge downstream of the village geography edit location and demographics edit wyangala village with the dam wall in the background matt morrison oval in foreground wyangala is situated in the australian state of new south wales approximately 320 km 200 mi west of sydney it lies in an area known as the south west slopes a region extending from north of cowra through southern new south wales and down into western victoria the wyangala population dropped from 227 in the 2011 census 72 to 182 in the 2016 census 73 at the 2021 census the population of wyangala had increased to 216 74 in 2016 the population comprised 42 8 females and 57 2 males with an average age of 57 years 19 years above the australian average 77 7 of people living in wyangala were born in australia other countries of birth included england 4 0 new zealand 2 3 and scotland 2 3 the religious make up was anglican 30 3 no religion 24 0 catholic 23 4 and uniting church 4 6 65 6 of the people living in wyangala were employed full time and 18 8 were working on a part time basis the unemployment rate was 6 2 0 7 below the national average of 6 9 the main occupations of people from wyangala were managers 28 8 clerical and administrative workers 16 9 labourers 11 9 technicians and trades workers 11 9 machinery operators and drivers 11 9 sales workers 8 5 professionals 5 1 community and personal service workers 5 1 the median rent in wyangala was 100 per week and the median mortgage repayment was 910 per month 73 water resources edit the lachlan valley is a region of new south wales nsw which extends from crookwell in the east to oxley in the west of the state it covers a catchment area of 84 700 km 2 32 700 sq mi making up 10 of nsw 75 the area accounted for 14 of the state s agricultural production in 2005 lake wyangala is the only major water storage within the valley supplying water to over 88 000 ha 220 000 acres of irrigated land 40 in addition to what is used by agricultural irrigators and horticulturalists water from the reservoir is used for general industry mining industries recreational purposes stock and domestic supplies town water supply and aquatic habitat protection 76 77 a hydro electric power station is located below the wyangala dam wall beside the village at dissipater park it generates an average output of 42 9 gigawatt hours 154 tj per annum this is enough electricity to supply almost 6400 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