Brewarrina
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Brewarrina (pronounced bree-warren-ah; locally known as "Bre") is a town in north-west New South Wales, Australia on the banks of the Barwon River in Brewarrina Shire. It is east of Bourke and west of Walgett on the Kamilaroi Highway, and 787 km from Sydney. The population of Brewarrina in 2021 was 743. Other towns and villages in the Brewarrina district include: Goodooga, Gongolgon, Weilmoringle, and Angledool.
Key facts
- Australian place.type
- town
- Australian place.name
- Brewarrina
- Australian place.state
- nsw
- Australian place.image
- AU-NSW-Brewarrina-town sign-2021.jpg
- Australian place.caption
- Town sign from eastern approach (2021)
- Australian place.relief
- 1
- Australian place.lga
- Brewarrina Shire
- Australian place.postcode
- 2839
- Australian place.est
- 1863
- Australian place.elevation
- 115
- Australian place.maxtemp
- 27.6
- Australian place.mintemp
- 12.7
- Australian place.rainfall
- 412.2
- Australian place.stategov
- Barwon
- Australian place.fedgov
- Parkes
- Australian place.dist1
- 787
- Australian place.dir1
- NW
- Australian place.location1
- Sydney
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- locality
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 743
- Elevation
- 120
- Capital of
- Brewarrina Shire
- Image
- Brewarrina main street.jpg
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- IUCN protected areas category
- IUCN category VI: Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources
- Commons category
- Brewarrina
- postal code
- 2839
- male population
- 594
- female population
- 548
- maximum temperature record
- 48.9
- associated electoral district
- Parkes
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Pre-colonisation
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Heritage listings
- Ancient Aboriginal fish traps
- Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission
- West Brewarrina ("Dodge City")
- Description and governance
- Climate
- Weather radar station
- Sport and recreation
- Events
- Notable people
- Education
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Brewarrina (pronounced bree-warren-ah; locally known as "Bre") is a town in north-west New South Wales, Australia on the banks of the Barwon River in Brewarrina Shire. It is east of Bourke and west of Walgett on the Kamilaroi Highway, and 787 km from Sydney. The population of Brewarrina in 2021 was 743. Other towns and villages in the Brewarrina district include: Goodooga, Gongolgon, Weilmoringle, and Angledool.
Today it is known as the location of the Ngunnhu (Aboriginal fish traps), which were created over 40,000 years ago. Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission existed alongside the river from 1876 to 1967.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brewarrina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (6)
On the map
4 mapped locations