Boree Creek

Boree Creek /bɒˈriː/^[4] is a town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located 539 kilometres (335 mi) south west of the state capital, Sydney and 82 kilometres (51 mi) west of the regional centre, Wagga Wagga. Boree Creek is situated in the Federation Council local government area but is closer to the town of Lockhart. At the 2016 census, Boree Creek had a population of 64.^[1]

Boree Creek New South Wales
Boree Creek General Store
Boree Creek Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	35°06′30″S 146°36′35″E / 35.10833°S 146.60972°E / -35.10833; 146.60972
Population	64 (2016 census)^[1]
Established	1910^[2]
Postcode(s)	2652
Location	541 km (336 mi) from Sydney 85 km (53 mi) from Wagga Wagga 15 km (9 mi) from Kywong 7 km (4 mi) from Yuluma^[3]
LGA(s)	Federation Council
County	Urana
State electorate(s)	Murray
Federal division(s)	Riverina

Like many of the smaller towns of the Riverina, it has seen its population decline in recent years. Boree Creek is most famous for being the home town of former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer. At times when Fischer was acting as prime minister, his property at Boree Creek became the "seat of power" of Australia.^[5]

History

Boree Creek Post Office opened on 1 August 1884 (it was closed between 1906 and 1911).^[6]

Boree Creek is the last operating section of the mostly closed railway to Oaklands. Seasonal grain trains service the silos, the station closed to passenger services in 1975 and little trace remains.^[7]

Sports and Recreation

The Boree Creek Football Club was an Australian Rules Football club established on Saturday 20th March 1886^[8] and "The Creekers" disbanded in 1982, after one final season in the Riverina District Football League. The club played in the Riverina & DFL - Divisions Two competition in 1983, 1984.

In 1938 the club colours were black and white.^[9]

In 1940, 16 players from the Boree Creek FC enlisted for active duty in World War Two and thus, the club therefore pulled out of The Rock & District Football Assication in late June, 1940.^[10][11] The club reformed in 1946 after WW2^[12] and joined the Milbrulong Football League.

Football Premierships

• Greengunyah Football Association
  • 1906,^[13]
• Lockhart & District Football Association^[14]
  • 1907^[15] 1909 (won all games, bar one, which was drawn),^[16] 1912^[17][18]
• Faithful & District Football Association
  • 1926,^[19] 1927,^[20] 1932,^[21] 1937,^[22][23] 1938,^[24][25] 1939.^[26]

• Peter Dawson Cup
  • 1929^[27][28]

• Central Riverina Football League
  • 1953^[29]

Runners Up

• Lockhart & District Football Association
  • 1905^[30]
• Faithful & District Football Association
  • 1928,^[31] 1933,^[32] 1936^[33]

Boree Creek Races

In 1913 the Boree Creek Amateur Picnic Race Club held their first race meeting on the private property of Mr Archibald Moffat, situated just behind the town's business centre, with the meeting making a profit of £50.^[34] It appears the annual race meeting went from 1913 to 1929.^[35]

Boree Creek Cricket Club

The Boree Cricket Club was established in the early 1900's, with an annual ball taking place in 1905^[36] and appeared to be active up until the early 1950's.^[37]

Boree Creek Cycling Club

The Boree Creek Cycling Club was formed in 1936^[38] but appears to have operated for two years only.^[39]

Gallery

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  Boree Creek Public School
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  Soldiers' Memorial Hall
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  Gates of the Recreation Oval

See also

• Railway to Boree Creek

References

1. Based on the resident population of meshblocks 10793330000, 10793340000, 10793350000, and 10793320000 from 2074.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Mesh Block Counts, Australia, 2016
2. Little, Laura (4 October 2010). "Looking back on 100 years". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
3. Travelmate 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
4. Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
5. Willacy, Mark PM Program Australian Broadcasting Corporation 20 February 2001 – Retrieved 5 November 2006.
6. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 20 January 2021.
7. Boree Creek station. NSWrail.net, accessed 6 January 2010.
8. "1886 - Boree Creek". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 26 March 1886. p. 17. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
9. Geoff Teasdale (11 September 1982). "Riverina DFL Record: Boree Creek FC History" (PDF). NSW Football History. Riverina DFL. p. 14. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
10. "1940 - 16 BOREE CREEK FOOTBALLERS ENLIST". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 28 June 1940. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
11. "1940 - Soldiers Farwelled". The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser (NSW). 1 October 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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16. "My Letters: Dear Jeff, from CENTEPEDE". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 27 August 1909. p. 13. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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18. "1912 - Footballers Banquet & Ball". The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser (NSW). 30 October 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
19. "1926 - FAITHFUL AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL COMPETITION". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 24 September 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
20. "1927 - Boree Creek Wins Premiership for Second Successive Year". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW. 30 August 1930. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
21. "1932 - Boree Creek wins premiership". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 16 September 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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23. "1937 - Footballer's Victory Dance". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 1 October 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
24. "1938 - Boree Creek's Premiership". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 23 September 1938. p. 5. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
25. "1938 - Boree Creek Footballers Celebrate". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 21 October 1938. p. 7. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
26. "1939 - Boree Creek wins grand final". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 18 August 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
27. "1929 - Peter Dawson Cup". Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW). 1929. p. 6. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
28. "1929 - Peter Dawson Cup". Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW). 4 July 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
29. "1953 - Central Riverina League Result". The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser (NSW). 1 September 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
30. "1905 - Football: An interesting competition". Wagga Wagga Express (NSW). 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
31. "1928 - FAITHFUL AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL COMPETITION". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 21 August 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
32. "1933 - Greenvale wins by a point". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 15 September 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
33. "1936 - Faithful & District Football Competition". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 15 September 1936. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
34. "1913 - Lockhart". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 9 May 1913. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
35. "1929 - Boree Creek Race Meeting". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW). 7 March 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
36. "1905 - Boree Creek". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 24 November 1905. p. 24. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
37. "1951 - Boree Creek News". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 4 October 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
38. "1936 - Boree Creek Cycling Club Formed". Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW). 15 January 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
39. "1937 - Cycling". Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW). 30 June 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

External links

  Media related to Boree Creek at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station	Former Services			Following station
Yuluma towards Oaklands		Oaklands Line		Long Park towards The Rock