Brewarrina
Brewarrina is a small town with a population of 1143 (2016) in northwest New South Wales, 787 km from the state's capital - Sydney. It's sometimes colloquially known as Bre. Brewarrina is most notable for its Aboriginal fish traps, believed to be the oldest human construction in the world.
Heritage listings
For a small town of its size, Brewarrina has unusually two heritage listed sites:
- Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps[1]
- The Old Mission Road: Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission Site[2]
Brewarrina Media
- Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales - Plate 10 Plan of the Ngunnhu or Native Fish Traps.jpg
- Brewarrina Court House (2819952139).jpg
Brewarrina Court House*Dated: No date*Digital ID: 4346_a020_a020000335*Rights: www.records.nsw.gov.au/about-us/rights-and-permissions*We'd love to hear from you if you use our photos. Many other photos in our collectio
Brewarrina fish traps in 2023
- 1732 - Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission Site - SHR Plan 1964 (5053415b100).jpg
- AU-NSW-Brewarrina-Central school-2021.jpg
Brewarrina Central School (2021)
- AU-NSW-Brewarrina-Barwon River bridge new-2021.jpg
Bridge over the Barwon River in flood (2021)
- AU-NSW-Brewarrina-levee bank-2021.jpg
Photograph of levee bank on the eastern approach to Brewarrina on the Kamilaroi Highway. Soil then continued from end of the bank across the road to the bank end on the other side of the road. Brewarrina, Brewarrina region, New South Wales, Australia (Apr 2021).
Levee wall beside Barwon River (2021)
- Brewarrina main street.jpg
Bathurst Street main street, Hotel Brewarrina on the right (2008)
References
- ↑ "Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps / Baiame's Ngunnhu | Heritage NSW". apps.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ↑ "Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission Site | Heritage NSW". apps.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
Other websites
Brewarrina travel guide from Wikivoyage
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