New South Wales, Australia · Oceania
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Brewarrina is a town located in New South Wales, Australia. With a population of 1,152, it is an important destination in Oceania.
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Brewarrina (pronounced bree‑warren‑ah; locally known as “Bre”) is a town in north‑west New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Barwon River within Brewarrina Shire. Located 96 km (60 miles) east of Bourke and 787 km (490 miles) north‑west of Sydney, it had a population of 743 at the 2021 census. The town serves asRead more
a regional centre for surrounding communities including Goodooga, Gongolgon, Weilmoringle and Angledool.
The area has a deep Indigenous history and is a significant cultural meeting place for the Ngemba, Murrawarri, Euahlayi, Weilwan and Barranbinya peoples. Brewarrina is best known for the Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps (Baiame’s Ngunnhu), a complex system of stone weirs and ponds along the Barwon River that is among the oldest known human‑made structures in Australia. The nearby Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission, established in 1876, became a major site of government‑controlled settlement and forced relocation until its closure in 1967.
European settlement began in the 1840s with the establishment of pastoral runs, and Brewarrina developed as the uppermost navigable port on the Darling–Barwon river system. The town grew through the late nineteenth century with the arrival of riverboats, the construction of the Barwon Bridge in 1888, and the opening of the Brewarrina railway line in 1901. Brewarrina’s twentieth‑century history includes major flooding in 1974, the growth of Aboriginal community activism, and the 1987 Brewarrina riot following the death of Lloyd Boney in police custody.
Today Brewarrina retains its cultural significance, with several heritage‑listed sites including the fish traps and the former mission. The town hosts annual racing and rodeo events, supports a range of sporting clubs, and serves as a service hub for the wider region.
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Brewarrina is located in New South Wales, Australia, Oceania. The coordinates are -29.9607 latitude, 146.8599 longitude.
Brewarrina has a population of approximately 1,152 people, making it a town in Australia.
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