Barellan

Barellan
New South Wales
Barellan; New South Wales
	Barellan, looking along Burley Griffin Way; towards Griffith.
	Barellan
Coordinates	34°17′0″S 146°34′0″E / 34.28333°S 146.56667°ECoordinates: 34°17′0″S 146°34′0″E / 34.28333°S 146.56667°E
Population	538 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2665
Location	521 km (324 mi) from Sydney ; 52 km (32 mi) from Griffith ; 22 km (14 mi) from Binya ; 9 km (6 mi) from Moombooldool ;
LGA(s)	Narrandera Shire
County	Cooper
State electorate(s)	Cootamundra
Federal Division(s)	Riverina

Barellan /bɑːˈrɛlən/ is a small town in Narrandera Shire in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. On Census night 2016, Barellan had declined to a population of 538.^[3] 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.

History[]

An aerial view of Barellan in February 2014.

The name of Barellan is an Aboriginal expression which literally means the meeting of the waters.^[4]

The railway reached Barellan in 1908 and a post office was opened on 1 April 1909.^[5]

The Commercial Hotel, "a typically large and rather gracious hotel with an impressive upper verandah", was built in 1924.^[6]

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.

Demography[]

Unlike many rural localities in the area, the population level has fluctuated over a number of years, evidenced as follows:

Selected historical census data for Barellan state suburb
Census year			2001^[7]	2006^[8]	2011^[3]
Population		Estimated residents on Census night	359 ¹	513	644

Note ^1 : The 2001 census data covers just the urban locality of Barellan, while the 2006 later data covers the urban locality and surrounding rural properties.

Heritage listings[]

Barellan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Yapunyah Street: CWA Rest House^[9]

Evonne Goolagong[]

Barellan is notable as the childhood home of the tennis-player Evonne 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 attend Willoughby Girls High School in Sydney where she developed her tennis-playing skills.

The Big Tennis Racquet[]

A 13.8 metres (45 ft) long replica of a tennis racquet used by Evonne Goolagong has been built in Evonne Goolagong Park. Goolagong unveiled the exact scale model of the wooden Dunlop racquet during Barellan's centenary celebrations on 3 October 2009.^[10]

Barellan Central School[]

Barellan has a central school that goes from kindergarten to year 12 and has 100^[11] enrolled students. Barellan is part of the RAP (Riverina Access Partnership) which allows the year 11 and 13 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.^[12]

Football[]

The Barellan Rams compete in the Group 17 Rugby League competition. They were Clayton Cup winners as the best local team in the state in 1999 and 2002. The Barellan Two Blues compete in the Farrer Football League having previously competed in the Northern Riverina Football League until 2015.

Gallery[]

Evonne Goolagong Park, Barellan
Big Tennis Racket prior to unveiling, 3 October 2009, Barellan
The Commercial Hotel at Barellan

References[]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Barellan (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Barellan (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ Barellan, NSW Aussie Towns
^ "Post office list". Phoenix Auctions history. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ "Barellan Walkabout". Australian Travel Guide. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Barellan (Urban Centre and Locality)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Barellan (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
^ "CWA Rest House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01876. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^ Dennis Passa, NSW town makes a racquet for Goolagong', Brisbane Times, 3 October 2009
^ Barellan Central School
^ Riverina Access Partnership

External links[]

Media related to Barellan at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station	Former Services			Following station
Garoolgan towards Roto		Temora- Roto Line		Moombooldool towards Temora

[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Barellan (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[2] Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}

[Census2011-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Barellan (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[4] Barellan, NSW Aussie Towns

[PostOffice-5] "Post office list". Phoenix Auctions history. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[6] "Barellan Walkabout". Australian Travel Guide. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006.

[Census2001Y-7] Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Barellan (Urban Centre and Locality)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

[Census2006Y-8] Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Barellan (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

[nswshr-1876-9] "CWA Rest House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01876. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

[10] Dennis Passa, NSW town makes a racquet for Goolagong', Brisbane Times, 3 October 2009

[11] Barellan Central School

[12] Riverina Access Partnership

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