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Acacia baileyana or Cootamundra wattle is a shrub or tree in the flowering plant family Fabaceae. The scientific name of the species honours the botanist Frederick Manson Bailey . It is indigenous to a very small area in southern inland New South Wales, comprising Temora, Cootamundra, Stockinbingal and Bethungra districts.
In The Two Ronnies' sketch "The Australians", Cootamundra is the location of their travel agency. [49] Leonard Hubbard recorded the song "Cootamundra" in 1924. [50] The Cootamundra Jazz Band (1951–1960) was one of Australia's foremost Dixieland groups; John Williamson recorded the song "Cootamundra Wattle" in 1986. [51]
"Cootamundra Wattle" (1987) "Raining on the Rock" is a song written and performed by Australian singer-songwriter John Williamson.
The 3,930-hectare (9,700-acre) reserve is situated approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of Cootamundra and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of the village of Bethungra. [2] The reserve's main feature is Mount Ulandra. Immediately west of the reserve lies an undulating plain that varies between 200 and 300 metres (660 and 980 ft) above ...
In 1916, NSW changed its date for Wattle Day to 1 August, so that the indigenous, early-flowering Cootamundra wattle (Acacia baileyana) could be used. [1] The Cootamundra wattle was planted all over Sydney and when the Red Cross called for sprigs of wattle to sell in Martin Place for the war effort, this species had mostly finished flowering ...
Disc 2; No. Title Writer(s) Length; 1. "Raining on the Rock" John Williamson: 4:32: 2. "Cracker Night" Williamson: 2:56: 3. "Cootamundra Wattle" Williamson: 3:53: 4 ...
The reserves are three of only four reserves known to conserve Cootamundra wattle (Acacia baileyana) as an endemic species. Whilst no plant species listed under the Threatened Species Act 1995 or rare or threatened Australian plants have been recorded, twelve plant species are considered regionally significant due to limited distribution ...
Popular tracks include the title song, "Galleries of Pink Galahs" (see Galah), "Raining on the Rock" (see Uluru) and "Cootamundra Wattle" (see Acacia baileyana). The album had a re-recorded version of "True Blue" which was released as a single in September.