Brewarrina

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Brewarrina
Brewarrina main street.jpg
Brewarrina's main drag ( Kamilaroi Highway ) with the Royal Hotel on the right
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
Founded : 1863
Coordinates : 29 ° 57 ′  S , 146 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 29 ° 57 ′  S , 146 ° 52 ′  E
Height : 115  m
Residents : 851 (2016)
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10)
Postal code : 2839
LGA : Brewarrina Shire
Brewarrina (New South Wales)
Brewarrina
Brewarrina

Brewarrina is a small town in the north of the Australian state of New South Wales , 808 km northwest of Sydney . It is located on the banks of the Barwon River in the Brewarrina Shire Local Government Area . Bourke is 98 km west and Walgett 121 km east of the city, both on the Kamilaroi Highway . The number of residents fell from 1197 (as of 2001) to 923 (as of 2011) to around 851 (as of 2016). Other settlements in the area are Googooga , Gongogon and Angledool .

Brewarrina fish traps

The Brewarrina fish ladder

The most famous sight of Brewarrina are the Brewarinna Fish traps the Aborigines of Ngunnhu said to be 40,000 years old, which possibly making it one of the oldest still preserved man-made institution. The catch basins are made of stones from the river that diverted the fish into small basins so that they could be easily caught by hand. Since June 3, 2005, this complex has been on the Australian list of national cultural monuments , the only such monument in New South Wales outside of Sydney. The easy availability of fish made Brewarrina an important social and cultural meeting place for the various Aboriginal tribes in eastern Australia in the period before European settlement .

This valuable cultural heritage has been neglected in the past, so that reeds have overgrown it.

history

The city lies in the middle of the ancestral land of the Ngemba , the Muwarrari and the Yualwarri . The area has long served as a meeting place for over 5000 Aborigines.

The Cafe Deluxe is a historical icon in Brewarrina

Nobody really knows what the name Brewarrina means. There are five different interpretations, some of which are mutually exclusive. The most common translation is “collections of acacias ”, another is “where gooseberries grow” (from 'warrina' meaning 'place of' and 'bre', 'burie' or 'biree' meaning 'gooseberry' ).

The first European settlers arrived in the area around 1839/1840. The first landowners in what is now the city were the Lawson brothers, who owned two estates - one called Walcha and one called Moona . The settlement's initial name was Walcha Hut but was changed to Fishery and eventually Brewarrina . In 1859 a river boat called Gemini , piloted by William Randell , reached the settlement. This gave the opportunity to develop the settlement as a port, and in the early 1860s Brewarrina was considered the farthest point accessible by ship from the Darling River . The settlement was officially measured and planned in 1861 and elevated to the status of a city on April 28, 1863.

The 1870s were a boom for Brewarrina. The Mechanics Institute was founded in 1873. The following year, two hotels, two shops and a branch of the Commercial Bank opened, and in 1875 a public school was established. The whole development was mainly due to the company Cobb and Co. , which operated a number of stagecoach connections through Brewarrina. There was a line from Byrock , one from Dubbo via Warren and, from 1874, a direct connection to Enngonia north of Bourke. The number of travelers through Brewarrina at that time was considerable, and promoted the business of the hotels and shops.

In recent years there have been complaints of high crime rates and drug use in the city.

Sport and recreation

Brewarrina residents enjoy many sports. There is a rugby union club and team in town, the Brewarrina Brumbies . Rugby is a very popular sport in Brewarrina, so there are several teams involved. Netball is played once a week ; there are 12 teams in the local competition. The Brewarrina Golf Club is known throughout the west of the state as one of the bestbespielbaren golf courses. Other major sports in Brewarrina include bowls, shooting, tennis and swimming. Brewarrina also has a very successful circus school that trains the city's children in circus skills and gives them the opportunity to travel overland to Adelaide or Melbourne . As part of this program there have also been trips abroad for the children; one girl even traveled to South Africa to show off her circus skills.

Brewarrina, with its access to the wide Barwon River, is an ideal place for fishing. The largest cod caught here weighed 113 kg. In summer you can also swim and water-ski in the river.

Events

Brewarrina is home to one of the most famous rodeo in western New South Wales, the Barwon River Rodeo . It is usually held on the long Easter weekend.

Every year there is the famous Festival of the Fisheries , which celebrates the history of the indigenous people and European settlers in Brewarrina. Unfortunately, this event has not taken place in recent years.

Other events throughout the year include the local agricultural exhibition and horse racing.

Of particular note is the Surfboat Classics , the only event of its kind to feature a canoe race on the Barwon River. The event usually attracts hundreds of spectators from neighboring parishes and even from eastern New South Wales.

media

Newspapers

  • The Brewarrina News

watch TV

  • Seven Central (QLD)
  • Imparja
  • SBS
  • ABC

radio

  • 2WEB
  • 2CUZ FM
  • Rebel FM
  • ABC Western Plains
  • SBS
  • Vision FM

Known residents

sons and daughters of the town

  • Nat Phillips (1883–1932), theater director, comedian and entertainer

education

Preschool

  • Gainmara Birrilee Pre-School

schools

  • Brewarrina Central School K-12
  • St. Patricks Catholic School K-6

further education

  • Brewarrina TAFE

railroad

In 1901 a line from Byrock to Brewarrina was opened, a branch of the line from Nyngan to Bourke . It was closed in 1974.

Web links

Commons : Brewarrina  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics : Brewarrina (L) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Brewarrina (L) (Urban Center / Locality) ( English ) In: 2011 Census QuickStats . March 28, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ a b The Fish Traps . Brewarrina Shire Council
  4. ^ Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps (Baiame's Ngunnhu), New South Wales . Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Government of New South Wales
  5. ^ Brewarrina . Geographical Names Board of New South Wales
  6. ↑ Penny-pinching Axes Aid . Daily Telegraph (November 1, 2007)