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Bribbaree
Bribbaree is a small village in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia spanning the boundary of Weddin Shire and Hilltops Council. The name is also applied to the surrounding area, for postal and statistical purposes. The population of Bribbaree was reported as 267 at the 2011 census, and 141 at the 2016 census and had increased to 144 at the 2021 census.

History

The village grew as a result of the completion of the Stockinbingal-Parkes railway line. Bribbaree railway station opened in 1916.

Bribbaree was declared a village in the Shire of Burrangong on 23 March 1917. 34.8 hectares (86 acres) were set aside for the township, with a further 97 hectares (240 acres) designated suburban land. A sale of Crown Lands was subsequently held in Young on 8 August 1917 at which all but six of the 29 lots offered were sold.

The settlement was named after the adjacent Bribbaree Creek. According to C. A. Irish, the name "Bribbaree" is derived from "Boorri-Boolla", a combination of "Boorri" meaning "boy" and "Boollo", "two", from a nearby rock formation.

A monument to the five soldiers from Bribbaree who died in World War I was erected in 1921–1922. They were Charles Ernest Downey, Alfred Downey, Anthony Steel Caldwell, Hugh Wallace McAlister and Percy William Geraty.

Bribbaree railway station closed in 1983.

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bribbaree (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bribbaree (Locality)". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. 11 May 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bribbaree". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 May 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bribbaree". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 May 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "2021 Bribbaree, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Bribbaree Station". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Village of Bribbaree". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 44. New South Wales, Australia. 23 March 1917. p. 1730. Retrieved 22 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "LAND SALES". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 87. New South Wales, Australia. 15 June 1917. p. 3040. Retrieved 22 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Crown Lands Sale". Young Witness. New South Wales, Australia. 10 August 1917. p. 1. Retrieved 22 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ Irish, C. A. (1 April 1927), "Names of Railway Stations in New South Wales. With their Meaning and Origin. (1 April 1927)", Journal and Proceedings, 13 (2), Royal Australian Historical Society: 106, ISSN 1325-9261
  11. ^ "Bribbairee". The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser. Vol. XLVII, no. 3415. New South Wales, Australia. 16 January 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 22 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

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