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Boorowa (/ b uː r oʊ w ə /) is a farming village in the Hilltops Region in the south west slopes of New South Wales, Australia. [ 2 ] It is located in a valley 340 kilometres (210 mi) southwest of Sydney around 490 metres (1,610 ft) above sea-level.
The first sod was turned on 15 June that year and the line opened on 10 October 1914. As from that date the station was known as Boorowa. [1] Galong-Burrowa Railway - Opening Ceremony, Burrowa, Saturday 10 October 1914. Perfect weather and a record gathering attended the official opening of the Burrowa railway on Saturday.
Burrowa LGA was formed on 1 September 1944 through the amalgamation of Murrungal Shire and the Municipality of Burrowa. [3] On 12 May 2016, the Boorowa Council was abolished and merged with the Harden and Young shires to establish the Hilltops Council. [4] The last mayor of Boorowa Council was Cr. Wendy Tuckerman, an independent politician.
The Burrowa News 15 Jan 1932. The Burrowa News and Marengo, Binalong, Murrumburrah and Cootamundra Reporter (also published as the Burrowa News) was a weekly English language newspaper published in Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia.
Henry Joseph Curran (1843-1882) was an Australian journalist and leading figure in the Catholic communities in Goulburn and Boorowa in the 1860s and 1870s. Curran worked for newspapers in Goulburn, established and edited the Burrowa Advocate and also worked in Sydney on the Freeman's Journal.
Boorowa River, a perennial stream that is part of the Lachlan catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central–western region of New South Wales, Australia. Location and features
The shire office was in Boorowa. [2] Towns and villages in the shire included Frogmore, Reids Flat, Rugby and Rye Park. [2] [3] Murrungal Shire was amalgamated with the Municipality of Burrowa to form Boorowa Shire on 1 September 1944. [4]
Burrowa: Municipality: Boorowa: 8 December 1888 () 1 September 1944 () Merged with the Murrungal Shire to form Boorowa Shire on 1 September 1944. [143] [134] Canobolas: Shire: Central West: 7 March 1906 () 1 October 1977 () Merged with Boree Shire, Molong Shire and part of Lyndhurst Shire to form Cabonne Shire [136]