Английская Википедия:Bribbaree
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Bribbaree is a small village in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia spanning the boundary of Weddin Shire and Hilltops Council.[1]
History
Bribbaree was declared a village in the Shire of Burrangong on 23 March 1917. Шаблон:Convert were set aside for the township, with a further Шаблон:Convert designated suburban land.[2] A sale of Crown Lands was subsequently held in Young on 8 August 1917[3] at which all but six of the 29 lots offered were sold.[4]
The settlement was named after the adjacent Bribbaree Creek. According to C. A. Irish, the name "Bribbaree" is derived from "Boorri-Boolla", a combination of "Boorri" meaning "boy" and "Boollo", "two", from a nearby rock formation.[5]
A monument to the five soldiers from Bribbaree who died in World War I was erected in 1921–1922. They were Charles Ernest Downey, Alfred Downey, Anthony Steel Caldwell, Hugh Wallace McAlister and Percy William Geraty.[6]
The population of Bribbaree was reported as 267 at the 2011 census,[7] and 141 at the 2016 census[8] and had increased to 144 at the 2021 census.[9]
See also
References
Шаблон:Weddin Shire Шаблон:Localities in Hilltops Council
Шаблон:CentralWestNSW-geo-stub
