# Weethalle

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{{Use Australian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type     = town
| name     = Weethalle 
| state    = nsw
| image    = Weethalle Mid-Western Highway 003.JPG
| caption  = Railway Street ([Mid-Western Highway](/source/Mid-Western_Highway)), the main street of Weethalle
| lga      = Bland Shire
| postcode = 2669
| est      = 
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| coordinates = {{coord|33|52|32|S|146|37|30|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = 
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| stategov = [Cootamundra](/source/Electoral_district_of_Cootamundra)
| fedgov   = [Parkes](/source/Division_of_Parkes)
| dist1    = 526
| dir1     = W
| location1= Sydney 
| dist2    = 100
| dir2     = NE
| location2= [Griffith](/source/Griffith%2C_New_South_Wales)
| dist3    = 57
| dir3     = W
| location3= West Wyalong
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'''Weethalle''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|iː|θ|æ|l|i}} {{respell|WEE|thal-ee}}) is a town in the [Central West](/source/Central_West_(New_South_Wales)) region of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), Australia. The town is in the [Bland Shire](/source/Bland_Shire) [local government area](/source/local_government_area) and on the [Mid-Western Highway](/source/Mid-Western_Highway), {{convert|526|km|mi}} west of the state capital, Sydney, and {{convert|100|km|mi}} north east of [Griffith](/source/Griffith%2C_New_South_Wales). At the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Weethalle and the surrounding area had a population of 307.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC12450|name=Weethalle (State Suburb)|accessdate=2 April 2015|quick=on}}</ref> The name "Weethalle" is said to be an [Aboriginal Australian](/source/Aboriginal_Australian) word for drink. Locals refer to the town as the Wee or the Peethalle.<ref>{{NSW GNR|id =d51cd07f-3607-4676-b620-a5b1d56dfd6b|title = Weethalle|date = 25 August 1995|accessdate =14 January 2014}}</ref>

==History==
The area now known as Weethalle lies on the traditional lands of the [Wiradjuri](/source/Wiradjuri) people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Studies |first=Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander |date=2021-01-10 |title=Map of Indigenous Australia |url=https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=aiatsis.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>

The Weethalle area was set aside as [homestead farms for returned soldiers](/source/Soldier_settlement_(Australia)) in 1921.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119955803 |title=ORIGINAL HOMESTEAD FARMS. |newspaper=[Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser](/source/Narandera_Argus_and_Riverina_Advertiser) (NSW : 1893 – 1953) |location=NSW |date=2 August 1921 |accessdate=14 January 2014 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The [Rankins Springs railway line](/source/Rankins_Springs_railway_line) was extended to Weethalle in 1922.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116189116 |title=BARMEDMAN R.S. RAILWAY. |newspaper=[The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette (NSW : 1900 – 1928)](/source/The_West_Wyalong_Advocate) |location=NSW |date=28 July 1922 |accessdate=14 January 2014 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Land clearing commenced and by 1923 the first wheat from the area was delivered to the Weethalle railway station.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99438367 |title=DISTRICT NEWS. |newspaper=[Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1896 – 1938)](/source/The_Albury_Banner_and_Wodonga_Express) |location=NSW |date=21 December 1923 |accessdate=14 January 2014 |page=25 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

By 1924, a site was surveyed for a village to service the surrounding farms with town allotment sales taking place the following year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108575275 |title=WEETHALLE. |newspaper=[The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette (NSW : 1900 – 1928)](/source/The_West_Wyalong_Advocate) |location=NSW |date=14 November 1924 |accessdate=14 January 2014 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108635522 |title=WEETHALLE TOWNSHIP. |newspaper=[The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette (NSW : 1900 – 1928)](/source/The_West_Wyalong_Advocate) |location=NSW |date=29 September 1925 |accessdate=14 January 2014 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> A "skeleton" town was in existence by 1926, with "buildings in all states of construction" and "built mostly of wood".<ref name="Rugby League">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108640396 |title=WEETHALLE NOTES. |newspaper=[The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette (NSW : 1900 – 1928)](/source/The_West_Wyalong_Advocate) |location=NSW |date=25 May 1926 |accessdate=14 January 2014 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In the same year, a provisional school was established along with a branch of the [Commercial Banking Company of Sydney](/source/Commercial_Banking_Company_of_Sydney).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108643442 |title=WEETHALLE PUBLIC SCHOOL. |newspaper=[The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette (NSW : 1900 – 1928)](/source/The_West_Wyalong_Advocate) |location=NSW |date=12 October 1926 |accessdate=14 January 2014 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108640053 |title=BANK OPENED AT WEETHALLE. |newspaper=[The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette (NSW : 1900 – 1928)](/source/The_West_Wyalong_Advocate) |location=NSW |date=7 May 1926 |accessdate=14 January 2014 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

An observer in 1928 described the growth of Weethalle as "remarkable" with the town having "sprung up in the night".<ref name=RisingWeethalle>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128749410 |title=RISING WEETHALLE. |newspaper=[The West Wyalong Advocate](/source/The_West_Wyalong_Advocate) (NSW : 1928) |location=NSW |date=19 October 1928 |accessdate=14 January 2014 |page=8 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In that year, a new hotel was built at a cost of £13,000. The hotel was the newest addition to a town that also boasted a bank, "2 stores ... butchers, bakers, hairdresser and tobacconist, several agents, a school, a doctor, a dance and picture hall, and a tri-weekly rail service."<ref name=RisingWeethalle/>

==Sport==
The most popular sport in Weethalle is [rugby league](/source/rugby_league). The town's team, the Weethalle Kangaroos, used to compete in the [Group 17 Rugby League](/source/Group_17_Rugby_League) competition. Nowadays, the town's players play for either former rivals Rankins Springs in the Western Riverina Community Cup competition or for West Wyalong.

Weethalle also has a golf course and cricket facilities.

The town formerly had a combined Australian rules team with Rankins Springs competing in the [Northern Riverina Football League](/source/Northern_Riverina_Football_League).

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Weethalle Mid-Western Highway 003.JPG|Weethalle Mid-Western Highway
File:Weethalle Mid-Western Highway Signs.JPG|Weethalle Mid-Western Highway
File:Weethalle Pioneer Park.JPG|Pioneer Park
File:Weethalle Playground.JPG|park
File:Weethalle Police Station & Court House 002.JPG|Court House
File:Weethalle Post Office.JPG|Post Office
File:Weethalle Presbyterian Church.JPG|Presbyterian Church
File:Weethalle Roadhouse.JPG|Weethalle Roadhouse
File:Weethalle Showgrounds.JPG|Weethalle Showgrounds
File:Weethalle Sports Oval Entrance.JPG|Sports Ground
File:Weethalle Tennis Courts.JPG|Tennis Courts
File:Weethalle Town Entry Sign 001.JPG|Weethalle Town Entry
File:Weethalle CWA Rooms.JPG|[CWA](/source/Country_Women's_Association) Rooms
File:Weethalle Building 001.JPG|Street in Weethalle
File:Weethalle Building 002.JPG|Weethalle Street
File:Weethalle CBC Bank Museum.JPG|Museum
File:Weethalle War Memorial.JPG|War memorial
File:Weethalle Wee St 001.JPG|Weethalle Wee St
File:Weethalle Railway Station 001.JPG|Railway Station
Wheatfield near Weethalle IMG 20211115 164812.jpg|Wheatfield near Weethalle
</gallery>

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{Citation | author1=Weethalle 75th Celebration Committee | title=Talk About Weethalle : 75th celebration, 1924–1999 | publication-date=1999 | publisher=Weethalle 75th Celebration Committee | isbn=978-0-646-37856-5}}

==External links==

*[http://www.blandshire.nsw.gov.au/Live/OurVillages/Weethalle.aspx Weethalle] - Bland Shire Council

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Category:Towns in New South Wales
Category:1924 establishments in Australia
Category:Populated places established in 1924
Category:Bland Shire

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