Ando, New South Wales
Ando was first settled around 1862 by Ghikas Boulgaris (locally known as Jigger Bulgary), a Greek convict who had been transported to New South Wales after being captured attempting to rob a British merchant ship in the Mediterranean Sea. Boulgaris, the first Greek migrant in Australia, took up land on the Bibbenluke estate and named it Ando.
A school opened in the village in 1913, but closed in 2011 when enrollments had dropped to just 6 students. The village also maintains a rural fire service and a community hall. A railway station at Jincumbilly, a few kilometers west served Ando and the surrounding pastoral areas between 1921 and 1975. There was a post office there from 1915 until 1981.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ando (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ Community plan for Ando Bombala Council February 2010
- ^ "School's out at Ando but the spirit lives on". ABC News. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Jincumbilly Station". nswrail.net. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Ando, N.S.W." Phoenix post office list.
External links
Media related to Ando, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons