Brewarrina
Brewarrina | |
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Town sign from eastern approach (2021) | |
Brewarrina | |
| Coordinates: 29°57′36″S 146°51′40″E / 29.96000°S 146.86111°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Established | 1863 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 743 (UCL 2021) |
| Postcode | 2839 |
| Mean max temp | 27.6 °C (81.7 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 12.7 °C (54.9 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 412.2 mm (16.23 in) |
Brewarrina (pronounced bree-warren-ah; locally known as "Bre") is a town in north-west New South Wales, Australia on the banks of the Barwon River in Brewarrina Shire. It is 96 kilometres (60 mi) east of Bourke and west of Walgett on the Kamilaroi Highway, and 787 km from Sydney. The population of Brewarrina in 2021 was 743. Other towns and villages in the Brewarrina district include: Goodooga, Gongolgon, Weilmoringle, and Angledool.
Today it is known as the location of the Ngunnhu (Aboriginal fish traps), which were created over 40,000 years ago. Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission existed alongside the river from 1876 to 1967.