Brewarrina

Welcome sign

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

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
Plan of Baiame's Ngunnhu or Native Fish Traps
Brewarrina fish traps in 2023
Brewarrina Central School (2021).
Bridge over the Barwon River in flood (2021).
Eastern levee bank (2021).
Levee wall beside Barwon River (2021).
Bathurst Street main street, Hotel Brewarrina on the right (2008).
Bathurst Street, looking south-west (2021).