Buraja (/ˈbʌrədʒə/ BURR-ə-jə) is a town community in the central south part of the Riverina. It is about 92 kilometres (57 mi) east of Berrigan on the Riverina Highway.
Buraja New South Wales | |
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Buraja Location in New South Wales | |
Coordinates | 35°51′30″S 146°22′16″E / 35.85833°S 146.37111°E |
Postcode(s) | 2646 |
Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Federation Council |
County | Hume |
State electorate(s) | Albury |
Federal division(s) | Farrer |
The Aboriginal name Buraja means ‘a swamp with young trees growing.’ When people settled in the Buraja district in the 1860s there were two parishes – Lowes and Buraja. The name Lowes (Lowesdale) was taken from one of the owners of ‘Buraja Station,’ a local farm.[2]
The small town of Burrajaa or Burryjaa or Burryja, was spelt in a variety of ways in various newspapers between 1900 and 1950, with the most recent spelling of the town being settled as - "Buraja".
There was a Burryjaa Station, situated near Corowa, with an area of 26,000 acres, was initially owned by Mr. W F Martin in 1857. The property was later auctioned in March, 1876. [3]
The earliest reports of a hotel in Burraja was in 1876, when the license changed hands.[4] Then in 1877 a Publican's License was approved for the Burraja Hotel.[5]
The first recorded race meeting was in May 1878, with five races on the Queen's Birthday meeting [6] and they used to be held at the paddock next to Mrs Darby's Hotel, Lowesdale.[7]
A new brick hotel building was commenced in 1911 on behalf of Licensee, Mr. S.R.E. Loveridge.[8] The new hotel building was opened in 1912.[9] [10] The hotel was delicensed in 1999 apparently.[11]
The Burrajaa Football Club was first established in 1894.[12] Buraja FC and Hopefield FC merged in 1950 to form the Hopefield Buraja FC. Then in 2006, Coreen Daysdale FC & Hopefield Buraja FC merged to form the Coreen Daysdale Hopefield Buraja United FC.