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Cannanbard, New South Wales, Australia

Historical place· 1983 city -31.336, 147.372

Same place as Canonba, New South Wales, Australia — map location from the modern place

Canonba (recorded here as 'Cannanbard') lost village status in 1983 and was renamed 'Old Canonba'. The modern locality 'Canonba' (Bogan Shire NSW, Wikidata Q51217693) still contains the historic site, so it is linked here rather than to Nyngan 30km away.

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  1. Died 6 MAR 1898
    Caroline Mary Byrne
    Dick Creek,; Caroline died from injuries after being thrown from a horse

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Canonba Secondary

Canonba · Wikipedia (en)

It lay on Duck Creek, a tributary of the Bogan River, approximately 30 km north-east of Nyngan... In 1883, the Main Western railway line bypassed Canonba and instead ran to what is now the site of Nyngan... Canonba lost its status as a village, in 1983, and was officially renamed 'Old Canonba'.

Fetched this session; confirms the ghost-town geography and the 1983 downgrade.