Burren Junction, New South Wales
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 Burren Junction wheat silo |
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| Population: | 130[1] |
| Postcode: | 2386 |
| Coordinates: | 30°07′S 148°58′E / 30.117°S 148.967°ECoordinates: 30°07′S 148°58′E / 30.117°S 148.967°E |
| Elevation: | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Location: | 51 km (32 mi) W of Wee Waa |
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| State electorate: | Barwon |
| Federal Division: | Parkes |
Burren Junction is a New South Wales village 51 km west of Wee Waa, on the Kamilaroi Highway to Walgett. The name is from the local Aboriginal word for boomerang or 'big creek'.[2] Burren Junction grew from a railway encampment which came from the extension of the north-western rail line in 1902. Burren Junction Post Office opened on 16 May 1904.[3]
Burren Junction is in the Walgett Shire local government area and Jamison County. The village sits at an elevation of 163 metres and has a population of 130.[1] Wheat and cotton growing is the main agricultural industry along with some sheep and beef cattle breeding.
The town has two churches, a general store, which sells fuel, R.S.L. and Sporting Club, sports ground, plus a hotel. The popular Burren Junction Bore is a hot mineral water pool complex that is floodlit to provide day and night bathing.[4]
A Bachelor and Spinster Ball is held each year in Burren Junction, with people travelling from all over Australia to enjoy a night of fun and entertainment.
In 2006 the first Australian record of a Grey-headed Lapwing was made at Burren Junction, this migratory bird native to Eurasia was observed by passing birdwatchers in a field near the silos. The sighting attracted large numbers of birdwatching visitors from all over Australia for the duration of the birds' presence.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Burren Junction (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC16583&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ "Burren Junction". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=KWjLoeKman. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Burren Junction Bore Baths Upgrade Retrieved on 6 October 2008
“Lightning Ridge, Walgett and District” , Walgett Shire Council, 2000
