Buraja, New South Wales

Buraja
New South Wales
The Buraja Hotel, no longer in use as a hotel.
Buraja is located in New South Wales
Buraja
Buraja
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates35°51′30″S 146°22′16″E / 35.85833°S 146.37111°E / -35.85833; 146.37111
Postcode(s)2646
Elevation137 m (449 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Federation Council
CountyHume
State electorate(s)Albury
Federal division(s)Farrer

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.

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".

History

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There was a Burryjaa Station, 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]

Sports and recreation

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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.

Football Timeline
  • 1894 – 1900: Club first established in 1894, playing matches against other local teams, but not in any formal competitions.
  • 1901: Riverina Football Association.[13] Premiers[14]
  • 1902: Clear Hills Football Association[15]
  • 1903 & 1904: Club may have been in recess.
  • 1905: Federal Football Association[16]
  • 1906: Corowa Football Association[17]
  • 1907 & 1908: Federal Football Association[18]
  • 1909 – 1911: Coreen & District Football Association (Burrajaa FC)
  • 1910 – 1912: Coreen & District Football Association (Burrajaa Village FC)
  • 1913 & 1914: Coreen & District Football Association (Burrajaa FC)
  • 1915 – 1918: Club in recess. WW1
  • 1919 – 1929: Coreen & District Football Association (Premiers: 1924[19])
  • 1930 – 1935: Corowa & District Football Association
  • 1936 – 1940: Coreen & District Football Association
  • 1941 – 1945: Club in recess. WW2
  • 1946 – 1949: Coreen & District Football Association
  • 1950 – 2003: Coreen & District Football League (Hopefield – Buraja FC) Premiers:1950, 1960, 1973, 1982, 1995, 1996.
  • 2004 & 2005: Club in recess.
  • 2006 & 2007: Coreen & District Football League (Coreen Daysdale Hopefield Buraja United FC) Premiers: 2006, 2007.
  • 2008 – Present: Hume Football League


Buraja Recreation Reserve

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Looking into Buraja" (PDF). Lowesdale Public School. 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. ^ "1897 – Advertising". The Argus. 8 March 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ "1876 – Publican License". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 14 January 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  5. ^ "1877 – Publicans' Licenses". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 7 September 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. ^ "1878 – Burrajaa Races". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 31 May 1878. p. 3. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  7. ^ "1888 – BURRAJA RACES". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 17 February 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  8. ^ "1911 – BURRYJAA HOTEL". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 26 September 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  9. ^ "1912 – THE BURRYJAA HOTEL". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 7 June 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  10. ^ "1912 – THE BURRYJAA HOTEL". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 1 October 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Buraja Hotel". Flickr. Peter Fox. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  12. ^ "1894 – LATEST BY TELEGRAPH". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 11 May 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  13. ^ "1901 – RIVERINA ASSOCIATION FIXTURES". The Corowa Free Press. 11 June 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  14. ^ "1901 – Riverina FA". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 23 August 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  15. ^ "1902 – Savernake". Corowa Free Press. 23 May 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  16. ^ "1905 – Federal FA". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 7 July 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  17. ^ "1906 – Corowa & DFA". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 1 June 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  18. ^ "1907 – Federal FA". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 14 June 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  19. ^ "1924 – Coreen". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 16 September 1924. p. 3. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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