Coreen

For the former local government, see Coreen Shire. For the female given name, see Coreen (given name).

Coreen is a locality in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The locality is about 609 kilometres (378 mi) south west of the state capital, Sydney and 328 kilometres (204 mi) north of Melbourne.

Coreen New South Wales
The now disused Coreen Hotel.
Coreen
Coordinates	35°46′0″S 146°21′0″E / 35.76667°S 146.35000°E / -35.76667; 146.35000
Population	122 (SAL 2021)^[1]
Postcode(s)	2646
Elevation	131 m (430 ft)
Location	609 km (378 mi) SW of Sydney 328 km (204 mi) N of Melbourne 74 km (46 mi) NW of Albury 30 km (19 mi) N of Corowa
LGA(s)	Federation Council
County	Hume
State electorate(s)	Albury
Federal division(s)	Division of Farrer

Coreen is located just past the turn off to Berrigan along the Riverina highway.

History

Coreen Post Office opened on 1 January 1900 and closed in 1976.^[2]

Mr. W A Martin from the Coreen Wine Hall purchased the liquor licence from the Phoenix Hotel in Corowa in 1912^[3] and then built and opened the Coreen Hotel in 1913.^[4]

Sport and recreation

The Coreen Football Club was established in 1906 when they joined the Federal Football Association^[5][6] where they played up until 1908. Coreen then joined the Coreen & District Football Association in 1909.^[7][8] Coreen also supplied a second team in the Coreen & DFA between 1910 and 1915 in the Coreen Settler's FC who went onto win premierships in 1913^[9] and 1914.^[10]

The Coreen Settler's side was established from players from a Government land sub-division settlement in the Coreen District which was established in 1907.^[11][12]

Coreen FC played in nine consecutive grand finals between 1924 and 1931, winning three Coreen & DFA premierships in - 1926,^[13] 1929^[14] and 1930.^[15][16]

Coreen FC would go onto win another ten Coreen & DFA senior football premierships in - 1933, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1987 and 1991 before they merged with Daysdale FC in 1995 and played as the Coreen Daysdale United FC until 2005.

In 2006, Coreen Daysdale United FC merged with Hopefield Buraja FC to form the Coreen Daysdale Hopefield Buraja United "Saints" FC (CDHBUFC) and won the 2006 and 2007 Coreen & DFL premierships. In 2008 CDHBUFC joined the Hume Football League after the Coreen & DFL folded. They are now known as "The Power" and wear a black, white and teal blue jumper.

Gallery

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  The Presbyterian church and community hall

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  Church at Coreen

Notes and references

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coreen (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009
3. "1912 - HOTEL FOR COREEN". The Corowa Free Press. 18 October 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
4. "1913 - Advance Coreen". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 17 October 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
5. "1906 - Football". The Corowa Chronicle (NSW). 23 June 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
6. "1907 - District News: Coreen FC". The Corowa Chronicle (NSW). 24 April 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
7. "1909 - Football: Federal Association". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 9 April 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
8. "1909 - Coreen District Association". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 6 July 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
9. "1913 - Coreen & DFA". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 22 July 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
10. "1914 - Lowsdale". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 22 September 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
11. "1907 - CLOSER SETTLEMENT. COREEN AND DAYSDALE". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic). 24 May 1907. p. 9. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
12. "1909 - CLOSER SETTLEMENT". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW). 22 October 1909. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
13. "1926 - Football: The Grand Final". The Corowa Chronicle (NSW). 1 September 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
14. "1929 - Coreen Premiers". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 29 October 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
15. "1930 - Football". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 7 October 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
16. "1930 - THE KENNEDY CASE". The Corowa Free Press (NSW. 7 November 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

External links

• 1914 - Coreen & District FA Premiers: Coreen Settlers FC team photo
•   Media related to Coreen at Wikimedia Commons