Bulgandry, New South Wales

Bulgandry
New South Wales

Entry sign
Bulgandry
Coordinates 35°37′S 146°37′E / 35.617°S 146.617°E / -35.617; 146.617Coordinates: 35°37′S 146°37′E / 35.617°S 146.617°E / -35.617; 146.617
Postcode(s) 2642
Elevation 159 m (522 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Greater Hume Shire Council
County Hume
State electorate(s) Albury
Bulgandry aboriginal site

Bulgandry is a village community in the central part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 6 kilometres north west from Rand and 12 kilometres south east from Walbundrie.

The place name Bulgandry is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "boomerang in hand".[2]

Walbundrie Reefs Post Office opened on 1 July 1875, was renamed Bulgandry in 1900 and closed in 1975.[3]

Notes and references

  1. Travelmate
  2. "Bulgandry". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
  3. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2009-06-11
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