Parish of Boorla

Boorla located at 30.968333°S 141.859167°E / -30.968333; 141.859167 is a remote civil parish of Mootwingee County in far North West New South Wales.[1]

Geography

The Geography, of the Parish is mostly the flat, arid landscape of the Channel Country. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert)[2]. The nearest town is Tibooburra to the north and Whitecliffs to the east.

The Parish is on the traditional lands of the Bandjigali peoples[3] Aboriginal peoples.[4]

Charles Sturt passed through the area during 1845,[5] In 1861 the Burke and Will's expedition passed to the east.[6]

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Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974) Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. p196.
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