Coolabah is a small village in central New South Wales, Australia, 76 km north of Nyngan and 656 km north-west of Sydney. It lies on either side of the Mitchell Highway between Nyngan and Bourke, with the area to the east of the highway in Brewarrina Shire and the westerly area in Bogan Shire.
History It took its name from "Coolabah", a nearby station.
The railway from Sydney to Bourke, the prime reason for the village’s existence, opened in 1884 and closed on 17 May 1989.
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