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Barellan
Barellan /bɑːˈrɛlən/ is a small town in Narrandera Shire in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. On Census night 2021, Barellan had a population of 276. It is a quiet Riverina wheat town on the Burley Griffin Way, with characteristic silos, and functions primarily as a service centre for the surrounding agricultural area.
The name of Barellan is an Aboriginal expression that literally means the meeting of the waters.
The railway reached Barellan in 1908 and a post office was opened on 1 April 1909.
The Commercial Hotel, "a typically large and rather gracious hotel with an impressive upper verandah", was built in 1924.
Barellan was also the first town to have a Country Women's Association (CWA) rest house, built in 1924, the same year as the hotel.[citation needed]
In 2009, Barellan celebrated its centenary.
Until recently, the population numbers have remained relatively constant, evidenced as follows:
Barellan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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Barellan
Barellan /bɑːˈrɛlən/ is a small town in Narrandera Shire in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. On Census night 2021, Barellan had a population of 276. It is a quiet Riverina wheat town on the Burley Griffin Way, with characteristic silos, and functions primarily as a service centre for the surrounding agricultural area.
The name of Barellan is an Aboriginal expression that literally means the meeting of the waters.
The railway reached Barellan in 1908 and a post office was opened on 1 April 1909.
The Commercial Hotel, "a typically large and rather gracious hotel with an impressive upper verandah", was built in 1924.
Barellan was also the first town to have a Country Women's Association (CWA) rest house, built in 1924, the same year as the hotel.[citation needed]
In 2009, Barellan celebrated its centenary.
Until recently, the population numbers have remained relatively constant, evidenced as follows:
Barellan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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