Burren Junction, New South Wales
- Burren Junction, New South Wales
thumb|330px|Burren Junction wheat siloBurren Junction is a New South Wales village 51 km west of Wee Waa, on the Kamilaroi Highway to Walgett. The name is from the local Aboriginal word for boomerang. Burren Junction grew from a railway encampment which came from the extension of the north-western rail line in 1902. The town sits at an elevation of 163 m in Jamison County and has a population of 130.[Census 2006 AUS]
id=SSC16583
name=Burren Junction (State Suburb)
accessdate=2008-10-06
quick=on] Wheat and cotton growing is the main agricultural industry along with some sheep and beef cattle breeding.
The town has two churches, a general store, which sells fuel, R.S.L. and Sporting Club, sports ground, plus a hotel. The popular Burren Junction Bore is a hot mineral water pool complex that is floodlit to provide day and night bathing. [ [http://www.walgett.nsw.gov.au/roads/1290/2283.html Burren Junction Bore Baths Upgrade] Retrieved on 6 October 2008]
A Bachelor and Spinster Ball is held each year in Burren Junction, with people travelling from all over Australia to enjoy a night of fun and entertainment.
In 2006 the first Australian record of a Grey-headed Lapwing was made at Burren Junction, this migratory bird native to Eurasia was observed by passing birdwatchers in a field near the silos. The sighting attracted large numbers of birdwatching visitors from all over Australia for the duration of the birds presence.
References
“Lightning Ridge, Walgett and District” , Walgett Shire Council, 2000
External links
http://www.wheretostay.net/article.htm?qa=burrenjunction
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