Boggabri

Boggabri
Courthouse in Boggabri
State :  Australia State : New South Wales
Coordinates : 30 ° 42 ′  S , 150 ° 3 ′  E Coordinates: 30 ° 42 ′  S , 150 ° 3 ′  E
Residents : 856 (2016)
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 2382 LGA : Narrabri Shire
Boggabri

Boggabri is a small town in the northeast of the Australian state of New South Wales . The city lies between Gunnedah and Narrabri on the Namoi River . It belongs to the Local Government Area Narrabri Shire and the 2016 census found 856 residents.

Origin of name

The name Boggabri comes from the language of the local Aboriginal tribe, the Gamilaraay . The term bagaaybaraay literally means “has brooks” in German. The same word element can be found in the place name Boggabilla (on the border with Queensland , south of Goondiwindi ).

Public facilities

There are two primary schools in Boggabri, one state and one religious.

The city is also home to the John Prior Multi Purpose Health Service , a modern medical center named after one of Boggabri's most famous residents, Dr. John Prior , bearer of the Order of Australia , who worked in the city for over half a century.

traffic

Boggabri is on the Kamilaroi Highway (Australian Route 37), one of the major highways in New England. He connects Quirindi with Bourke .

The city's train station is on the North West Railway to Mungindi , 515 kilometers by train from Sydney . Opened in 1882, the station consists of a station building on the only platform, a through track and a small freight yard. A diesel-powered train is currently serving the station in each direction (9:47 a.m. to Sydney and 4:10 p.m. to Moree ).

tourism

Gin's Leap on the Kamilaroi Highway near Boggabri

Fishing in the Namoi River is popular with tourists.

The main tourist attraction, however, is Gin's Leap , a rocky cliff named after an Aboriginal girl who, according to legend, jumped down from there in the 17th or 18th century to escape a group of men.

Sports

In 1946 the rugby player Trevor Eather from Boggabri was selected for the Australian national rugby team.

sons and daughters of the town

• Ben Lexcen (1936–1988), sailor

Web links

• Boggabri Information Guide
• Kamilaroi Highway

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Boggabri ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
2. ↑ Boggabri . Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
3. ↑ Boggabri's Jolly Good Fellows' Teary Farewell. Northern Daily Leader, June 28, 2002, accessed April 14, 2014 . 
4. ^ Boggabri Railway Station. NSWrail.net, accessed April 1, 2008 . 
5. ^ Northern Tablelands and Hunter Valley. Australian Rail Maps, accessed April 14, 2014 .