| Type: | town |
| Penarie | |
| State: | nsw |
| Coordinates: | -34.4064°N 143.6133°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in New South Wales |
| Lga: | Balranald Shire |
| Postcode: | 2715 |
| County: | Caira |
| Stategov: | Murray |
| Fedgov: | Farrer |
| Dist1: | 881 |
| Dir1: | WSW |
| Location1: | Sydney |
| Dist2: | 458 |
| Dir2: | NNW |
| Location2: | Melbourne |
| Dist3: | 191 |
| Dir3: | E |
| Location3: | Mildura |
| Dist4: | 28 |
| Dir4: | N |
| Location4: | Balranald |
Penarie is a small settlement about 32 kilometres north of Balranald, in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of Balranald Shire. Penarie is situated at a junction on the road between Balranald and Ivanhoe, where a branch road leads to Oxley. Penarie was formerly known as Homebush.
Penarie is on the traditional lands of the Muthi Muthi Aboriginal tribe.
On 26 July 1877 Michael Dowdican made a conditional purchase of land at the Balranald-Ivanhoe-Oxley road junction and built the Homebush Hotel, which commenced operating in 1878.[1]
Michael Dowdican held the licence of the Homebush Hotel until 1896. From 1897 until at least 1900 the publican was William H. S. Wilkinson.[2]
William Henry Smith Wilkinson of the "Homebush" hotel near Balranald New South Wales, died 9 Nov 1905 (Probate Sydney to Louisa Wilkinson, widow).[3]
Mrs. Catherine Prendergast, widow of Patrick Prendergast (a pioneer of Maude village), “conducted the Homebush Hotel for several years”.[4]