Boree Creek

Boree Creek /bɒˈr/[4] is a town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located 539 kilometres (335 mi) south west of the state capital, Sydney and 82 kilometres (51 mi) west of the regional centre, Wagga Wagga. Boree Creek is situated in the Federation Council local government area but is closer to the town of Lockhart. At the 2016 census, Boree Creek had a population of 64.[1]

Boree Creek
New South Wales
Boree Creek General Store
Boree Creek
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates35°06′30″S 146°36′35″E
Population64 (2016 census)[1]
Established1910[2]
Postcode(s)2652
Location
  • 541 km (336 mi) from Sydney
  • 85 km (53 mi) from Wagga Wagga
  • 15 km (9 mi) from Kywong
  • 7 km (4 mi) from Yuluma [3]
LGA(s)Federation Council
CountyUrana
State electorate(s)Murray
Federal Division(s)Riverina

Boree Creek Post Office opened on 1 August 1884 (it was closed between 1906 and 1911).[5]

Like many of the smaller towns of the Riverina, it has seen its population decline in recent years. Boree Creek is most famous for being the home town of former Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer. At times when Fischer was acting as Prime Minister, his property at Boree Creek became the "seat of power" of Australia.[6]

Boree Creek is the last operating section of the mostly closed railway to Oaklands. Seasonal grain trains service the silos, the station closed to passenger services in 1975 and little trace remains.[7]

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See also

Media related to Boree Creek at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. Based on the resident population of meshblocks 10793330000, 10793340000, 10793350000, and 10793320000 from 2074.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Mesh Block Counts, Australia, 2016
  2. Little, Laura (4 October 2010). "Looking back on 100 years". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
  5. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  6. Willacy, Mark PM Program Australian Broadcasting Corporation 20 February 2001 – Retrieved 5 November 2006.
  7. Boree Creek station. NSWrail.net, accessed 6 January 2010.
Preceding station   NSW Branch lines   Following station
Yuluma
towards Oaklands
Oaklands Line
Long Park
towards The Rock
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