Barellan
| Barellan New South Wales | |
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  Barellan | |
| Coordinates | 34°17′0″S146°34′0″E/ 34.28333°S 146.56667°E |
| Population | 276 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2665 |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Narrandera Shire |
| County | Cooper |
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra |
| Federal division(s) | Riverina |
Barellan/bɑːˈrɛlən/is a small town inNarrandera Shirein theRiverinaregion ofNew South Wales,Australia. OnCensus night 2021,Barellan had a population of 276.[1]It is a quiet Riverina wheat town on theBurley Griffin Way,with characteristic silos, and functions primarily as a service centre for the surrounding agricultural area.
History
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The name of Barellan is an Aboriginal expression that literally means the meeting of the waters.[3]
The railway reached Barellan in 1908 and a post office was opened on 1 April 1909.[4]
The Commercial Hotel, "a typically large and rather gracious hotel with an impressive upper verandah", was built in 1924.[5]
Barellan was also the first town to have aCountry Women's Association(CWA) rest house, built in 1924, the same year as the hotel.[citation needed]
In 2009, Barellan celebrated its centenary.
Demography
[edit]Until recently, the population numbers have remained relatively constant, evidenced as follows:
| Selected historical census data for Barellan | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2001[6] | 2006[7] | 2011[8] | 2016[9] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on Census night | 359 | 366 | 328 | 334 | |
Heritage listings
[edit]Barellan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Yapunyah Street:CWA Rest House[10]
Evonne Goolagong
[edit]Barellan is notable as the childhood home of the tennis playerEvonne Goolagong(now Evonne Goolagong Cawley). There is a small plaque honouring her in the main street. Evonne Goolagong was born in nearby Griffith on 31 July 1951 and attended Barellan Primary School. Although Aboriginal people faced widespread discrimination in rural Australia at this time, Evonne was able to play tennis in Barellan from childhood thanks to Bill Kurtzman, a kindly resident, who saw her peering through the fence at the local courts and encouraged her to come in to play. Goolagong left Barellan to attendWilloughby Girls High Schoolin Sydney where she developed her tennis-playing skills.
The Big Tennis Racquet
[edit]A 13.8 metres (45 ft) long replica of atennis racquetused by Evonne Goolagong has been built in Evonne Goolagong Park. Goolagong unveiled the exactscale modelof the woodenDunlopracquet during Barellan's centenary celebrations on 3 October 2009.[11]
Barellan Central School
[edit]Barellan has a central school that goes from kindergarten to year 12 and has 100[12]enrolled students. Barellan is part of the RAP (Riverina Access Partnership) which allows the year 11 and 12 students to complete their HSC. It comprises students from Hillston Central, Ardlethan Central and Ariah Park Central in video conferencing. In 2010, Oaklands Central and Urana Central Schools entered the Partnership and has a local light bulb collector that gets old fluorescent tubes.[13]
Football
[edit]The Barellan Rams compete in theGroup 17 Rugby Leaguecompetition. They wereClayton Cupwinners as the best local team in the state in 1999 and 2002.
The Barellan "Kangaroos" competed in theCentral Riverina Football Leaguefrom 1973 to 1981, then joined theRiverina Football Leaguein 1982, but were relegated to theRiverina District Football Leaguein 1983, after finishing on the bottom.
In 1984, the Riverina District Football League changed its name back to theFarrer Football Leagueand Barellan competed in this league from 1984 to 1992, when they joined theNorthern Riverina Football Leaguein 1993 and had a great run of success with senior football premierships in – 1994, 95, 96, 97, 98 and 2011.
The Barellan "Two Blues" re-joined theFarrer Football Leaguein 2015.
Gallery
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Evonne Goolagong Park, Barellan -
Big Tennis Racket prior to unveiling, 3 October 2009, Barellan -
The Commercial Hotel at Barellan
References
[edit]- ^abAustralian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Barellan (L)".2021 Census QuickStats.Retrieved4 November2022.
- ^TravelmateArchived24 March 2007 at theWayback Machine[dead link]
- ^Barellan, NSWAussie Towns
- ^"Post office list".Phoenix Auctions history.Retrieved26 January2021.
- ^"Barellan Walkabout".Australian Travel Guide.Fairfax Media.Archived fromthe originalon 1 September 2006.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(9 March 2006)."Barellan (L)".2001 Census QuickStats.Retrieved5 January2015.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(25 October 2007)."Barellan (L)".2006 Census QuickStats.Retrieved4 November2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(31 October 2012)."Barellan (L)".2011 Census QuickStats.Retrieved5 November2012.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(27 June 2017)."Barellan (L)".2016 Census QuickStats.Retrieved5 November2012.
- ^"CWA Rest House".New South Wales State Heritage Register.Department of Planning & Environment.H01876.Retrieved18 May2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) underCC-BY 4.0licence.
- ^Dennis Passa, NSW town makes a racquet for Goolagong',Brisbane Times,3 October 2009
- ^Barellan Central School
- ^Riverina Access Partnership
External links
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Media related toBarellanat Wikimedia Commons
| Preceding station | Former services | Following station | ||
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| Garoolgan towardsRoto
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Temora–Roto Line | Moombooldool towardsTemora
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