Clunes, New South Wales
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Clunes is a small town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately Template:Convert northeast of the regional centre of Lismore.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In Template:CensusAU, Clunes had a population of 559 people.<ref name=Census/>
It is on the lands of the Widjabal people of the Bundjalung nation who are its traditional owners.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Description and history
Clunes is situated in hilly country and the volcanic soils provided by nearby Mount Warning (Wollumbin) allow for macadamia and coffee-growing.Template:Citation needed
Clunes was first settled by Europeans in the 1870s following the Robertson Land Act 1861 which allowed for the free selection of crown lands and, by 1883, there were enough children in the area for the creation of Clunes School.<ref name=":1" />
There are a number of theories regarding the origin of the name of Clunes and it is believed to be named for Robert Mortimer Clunes, an early engineer in the local dairying industry, however it is also suggested that the town is named for Archibald Clunes Innes. Notably 'Clunes' is also the Gaelic word for "pleasant place".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> It is also nicknamed "The Holy City" because of the number of fine early Australian churches in the village.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Gallery
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The welcome sign to Clunes, New South Wales, 2025 -
LOVE in Clunes, New South Wales, featuring directional signs to surrounding areas, 2025 -
The Clunes Store, 2025 -
Uncle Peter's Books in Clunes, 2025 -
The Coronation Hall in Clunes, 2025 -
Clunes Public School in Clunes, 2025
