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.[2]

Bribbaree
New South Wales
Bribbaree is located in New South Wales
Bribbaree
Bribbaree
Coordinates34°06′55″S 147°52′4″E
Population144 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2594
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Cootamundra
Federal division(s)Riverina

History

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.[3] A sale of Crown Lands was subsequently held in Young on 8 August 1917[4] at which all but six of the 29 lots offered were sold.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

The population of Bribbaree was reported as 267 at the 2011 census,[8] and 141 at the 2016 census[9] and had increased to 144 at the 2021 census.[10]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bribbaree (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Bribbaree (Locality)". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. 11 May 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Crown Lands Sale". Young Witness. New South Wales, Australia. 10 August 1917. p. 1. Retrieved 22 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. 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, Royal Australian Historical Society, 13 (2): 106, ISSN 1325-9261
  7. "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.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bribbaree". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bribbaree". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  10. "2021 Bribbaree, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2022.


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