|
Brewarrina (locally known as "Bre") is a town in North West New South Wales, Australia on the banks of the Barwon River in Brewarrina Shire. The name Brewarrina is derived from 'burru waranha', a Wayilwan name for a species of Acacia, Cassia tree, "Acacia clumps", "a native standing" or "place where wild gooseberry grows". It is east of Bourke and west of Walgett on the Kamilaroi Highway, and from Sydney. The population of Brewarrina in 2011 was 1,254. Other towns and villages in the Brewarrina district include; Goodooga, Gongolgon, Weilmoringle and Angledool. ==History== The town is located amid the traditional lands of the Ngemba, Muruwari and Yualwarri peoples. The area has a long Indigenous Australian history and was once the meetings grounds for over 5,000 people. The first settlers arrived in the district around 1839-40. The first people to own land where the town now stands were the Lawson brothers, who had two holdings - one called "Walcha" and another called "Moona" The town was first known as "Walcha Hut" but this later changed to "Brewarrina". In 1849 the Hospital Creek Massacre occurred as many as four hundred Aboriginals died. A memorial has erected by the local Aboriginal Land Council near the site of the massacre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/australian_monument/display/20518 )〕 In 1859 a riverboat called ''Gemini'', skippered by William Randell, reached the town. This opened the possibility of developing the town as a port, and by the early 1860s Brewarrina was recognised as the furthest navigable point on the Darling River. Brewarrina became a port for shipping wool to Adelaide via the Darling and Murray rivers. The town was formally surveyed and laid out in 1861 and proclaimed on 28 April 1863.〔 The paddle steamer ''Wandering Jew'' 66 tonnes; 22 × 4.4 × 1.5 m. Built in 1866. Registered at Sydney. On 15 December 1914, ''Wandering Jew'' was lost due to a fire on Barwon River, Brewarrina.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://apps5a.ris.environment.gov.au/shipwreck/public/wreck/wreck.do?key=2026 )〕 "The ''Wandering Jew'' represents an earlier maritime era and provides a direct link to the riverine heritage of Brewarrina. Its colourful history and repeated damage by fire is evocative of the dramas associated with riverboat travel".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/heritagebranch/maritime/surveydarlingriver.pdf )〕 The 1870s were something of a boom time for Brewarrina. The courthouse was built in 1871. The Telegraph reached town in 1873. The Mechanics Institute formed in 1873. The following year two hotels, two stores and the Commercial Bank all opened, and in 1875 The Parish of Brewarrina was formed and public school was opened. All this development was largely due to Cobb and Co, which had a number of coach services passing through the town. There was a service from Byrock, one from Dubbo via Warren and, in 1874, a direct service from Brewarrina to Enngonia, north of Bourke. The number of people moving through the town at this time would have been considerable and would have given rise to the increase in stores and hotels. The Barwon Bridge opened in 1888, the previous method of crossing the Barwon River was by punt and pontoon.〔 The impetus for Brewarrina bridge, was to capture the New South Wales wool trade from the river paddle steamers and direct it away from Melbourne and Adelaide to Sydney. It is a rare bridge because it, and the lift bridge at North Bourke, are the only surviving examples of the first series of lift bridges in New South Wales. The bridge has been assessed as being of state significance and is listed on the NSW State Heritage Register.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=heritage.show&id=4301660 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an10642337-s145 )〕 In 1901 the Brewarrina railway line opened to Brewarrina from Byrock, on the Nyngan to Bourke line. The Brewarrina Line closed in 1974, and the wood-framed Brewarrina Station burned to the ground in 1980.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Brewarrina )〕 The local telephone exchange was established in 1913.〔 The town was surveyed in 1920.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-vn4457475-e-cd )〕 Brewarrina was used as a location for the Australian silent film ''Moora Neya, or The Message of the Spear'' (1911).〔Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 21〕 The Brewarrina Ngemba Billabong has a strong cultural history. From 1876 to 1967 the Ngemba Billabong was the Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission for local Aboriginal people whose land was taken for grazing. The entire 261 hectare property is listed on the NSW State Heritage Register.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.environment.gov.au/indigenous/ipa/declared/brewarrina.html )〕 The Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission was the oldest institutional-type community in the state, it ran until 1965. Brewarrina Mission was the first institution formally established by the Aborigines Protection Board as part of its policy to segregate Aboriginal people.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=5053415 )〕 In August 1987 Brewarrina erupted into a riot that was triggered by the death in police custody of Lloyd James Boney. On 10 August 1987 the Prime Minister Bob Hawke announced a Royal Commission into indigenous deaths in custody.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2001/s277922.htm )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brewarrina, New South Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|