Brocklesby, New South Wales

Brocklesby
New South Wales
Brocklesby; New South Wales
	Brocklesby School of Arts, 1907
	Brocklesby
Coordinates	35°48′S 146°41′E / 35.800°S 146.683°ECoordinates: 35°48′S 146°41′E / 35.800°S 146.683°E
Population	183 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2642
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Location	567 km (352 mi) from Sydney ; 45 km (28 mi) from Albury ; 22 km (14 mi) from Howlong ; 16 km (10 mi) from Walbundrie ;
LGA(s)	Greater Hume Shire
County	Hume
State electorate(s)	Albury
Federal Division(s)	Farrer

Brocklesby /ˈbrɒkəlzbi/ is a town in the Riverina region of south west New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Greater Hume Shire Council local government area, 45 kilometres (28 mi) north-west of the regional centre of Albury. In the 2006 census Brocklesby had a population of 238.^[1]

Brocklesby, although having only a very small population prides itself on having an active community, including a long-standing pigeon club. (The pigeon shed was taken down in 2011.)^{[citation needed]} Town buildings include the public hall, a recreation reserve, local primary school and pre-school, and since 2000, a public hotel which is owned by the Greater Hume Shire Council and operating under a community licence.

Historical significance[]

Brocklesby village was once a main railway centre used for the transportation of grain. Nowadays the grain silos and railway tracks are all that remain and grain is transported by road truck. The area is now characterised by sheep, cattle and grain farmland.

Tom Roberts painted his celebrated masterpiece Shearing the Rams at "Brocklesby" Station at nearby Corowa.^[3]

Brocklesby Post Office opened on 29 April 1893.^[4] The new Brocklesby Shop replaced the first shop and opened in mid-2010 and is now closed.

Former St. Kilda AFL player Justin Koschitzke hails from Brocklesby.

Avro Anson plane crash[]

The area is also known for a historical emergency landing of two twin-engine Avro Anson training planes which collided overhead and became entangled with one plane sitting on top of the other. The three crew members of the lower plane parachuted to safety whilst Leading Aircraftsman Leonard Fuller, the pilot of the top plane undertook a daring and heroic flight of 8 kilometres before belly landing the two planes single-handed in a paddock approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) from the town.^[5]

Gallery[]

Shearing the Rams (1890) by Tom Roberts
Two Avro Ansons (L9162 and N4876) "piggyback"
Brocklesby pigeon club

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Brocklesby (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}
^ Tom Roberts & Brocklesby link
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 25 March 2021
^ Avro Anson plane crash including images

External links[]

Media related to Brocklesby, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons

[Census2006Y-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Brocklesby (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 June 2009.

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

[3] Tom Roberts & Brocklesby link

[PostOffice-4] Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 25 March 2021

[5] Avro Anson plane crash including images

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