Английская Википедия:Boree Creek
Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Boree Creek Шаблон:IPAc-en[1] is a town in the Murray region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located Шаблон:Convert south west of the state capital, Sydney and Шаблон:Convert 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 Шаблон:CensusAU, Boree Creek had a population of 64.[2]
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.[3]
History
Boree Creek Post Office opened on 1 August 1884 (it was closed between 1906 and 1911).[4]
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.[5]
Sports and Recreation
The Boree Creek Football Club was an Australian Rules Football club established on Saturday 20th March 1886[6] 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.[7]
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.[8][9] The club reformed in 1946 after WW2[10] and joined the Milbrulong Football League.
- Football Premierships
- Greengunyah Football Association
- 1906,[11]
- Lockhart & District Football Association[12]
- Faithful & District Football Association
- Runners Up
- Lockhart & District Football Association
- 1905[28]
- Faithful & District Football Association
- 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.[32] It appears the annual race meeting went from 1913 to 1929.[33]
- Boree Creek Cricket Club
The Boree Cricket Club was established in the early 1900's, with an annual ball taking place in 1905[34] and appeared to be active up until the early 1950's.[35]
- Boree Creek Cycling Club
The Boree Creek Cycling Club was formed in 1936[36] but appears to have operated for two years only.[37]
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
References
External links
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- ↑ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Willacy, Mark PM Program Australian Broadcasting Corporation 20 February 2001 – Retrieved 5 November 2006.
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- ↑ Boree Creek station. NSWrail.net, accessed 6 January 2010.
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