Bulgandry
Bulgandry | |
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  Bulgandry | |
| Coordinates: 35°37′S 146°37′E / 35.617°S 146.617°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| • State electorate | |
| Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
| Postcode | 2642 |
| County | Hume |
Bulgandry is a village community in the central part of the Riverina. By road it is about 6 kilometres southeast of Rand and 12 kilometres north west of Walbundrie.
History
[edit]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]
The Walbundrie Football Association Australian rules football competition existed for one season only, 1914, consisting of the following clubs – Bulgandra, Burrumbuttock, Walbundrie and Walla. Bulgandra: 5.4 – 34 defeated Walla: 4.8 – 32 in the grand final.[4]
A fatal shooting occurred in Bulgandry on Saturday 8 February 1919. Bulgandra Hotel licensee Mrs. Mary Josephine Devlin, was shot in the right arm with a shotgun at 11 pm by a man at the hotel, shattering her arm. She was brought to Albury early on Sunday morning and her arm was amputated; she died at 1 pm. She was shot by Patrick Lawrence Gleeson, who had been living at the hotel and had developed a relationship with her. Gleeson was tried and sentenced to 15 years in Goulburn Gaol.
Notes and references
[edit]- ↑ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Bulgandry". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
- ↑ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 27 March 2021
- ↑ "1914 – Bulgandra". The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times (Albury, NSW). 28 August 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
