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Wakool is a town in the western Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Wakool is in the Murray River Council local government area, south west of the state capital, Sydney and north-west of Melbourne. At the , Wakool had a population of 213.
Wakool Post Office opened on 1 January 1870 and closed in 1874. It reopened in 1926.
Closer settlement of the Wakool area commenced in the 1890s and the town grew around a railway station established on the line between Echuca and Balranald. In 1942, rice growing was established in the area. Other industries include wool and cattle.
The town includes a cafe/post office, hotel and services club. Education is available to primary level; High School students must travel to Barham or Deniliquin.
The town used to have an Australian rules football club in the Golden Rivers Football League until folding in 2015 due lack of players.
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Wakool is a town in New South Wales, Australia
Wakool may also refer to:
- Wakool (ship), a ship of the Blue Anchor Line, which entered service in 1898
- Wakool River, an anabranch of the Edward River in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia
- Wakool Shire, formerly a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia
- Wakool County, a cadastral divisions of New South Wales
Wakool was a ship of the Blue Anchor Line, which commenced services between the United Kingdom and Australia in 1898.