Burraboi Explained

Type:town
Burraboi
State:nsw
Coordinates:-35.3333°N 168°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Lga:Murray River Council
Postcode:2732
Pop:63
County:Wakool
Stategov:Murray
Fedgov:Farrer
Dist1:808
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:283
Location2:Albury
Dist3:50
Location3:Moulamein
Dist4:34
Location4:Barham[1]

Burraboi is a community in New South Wales, Australia. It is in the southwestern part of the Riverina, about 34km (21miles) north of Barham and 50 km south of Moulamein. At the, Burraboi had a population of 63.

Burraboi Post Office opened on 1 July 1929 and closed in 1942 (a telephone office remained open until 1957).[2]

Burraboi Public School first began construction in 1954,[3] however in 2010 the school merged with Wakool Public School to create the Wakool Burraboi Public School.[4]

The largest rice silo complex in the southern hemisphere is at Burraboi.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp Travelmate
  2. Web site: Phoenix Auctions History . Post Office List . 22 January 2021 .
  3. Web site: Advertising . Trove . Riverine Grazier . 6 January 2019 . 3 . 19 October 1954.
  4. Web site: Recess, closure and amalgamations of schools . NSW Teachers Federation . 6 January 2019 . en . 18 September 2015.
  5. News: Wakool – SMH travel . . 2007-02-23 . 2004-02-08.