Buraja
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Buraja (/ˈbʌrədʒə/ BURR-ə-jə) is a town community in the central-south part of the Riverina. It is about 92 kilometres (57 mi) east of Berrigan on the Riverina Highway.
Buraja | |
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The Buraja Hotel, no longer in use as a hotel. | |
  Buraja Location in New South Wales | |
| Coordinates: 35°51′30″S 146°22′16″E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Postcode | 2646 |
| County | Hume |
The Aboriginal name Buraja means ‘a swamp with young trees growing.’ When people settled in the Buraja district in the 1860s there were two parishes – Lowes and Buraja. The name Lowes (Lowesdale) was taken from one of the owners of ‘Buraja Station,’ a local farm.[2]
The small town of Burrajaa or Burryjaa or Burryja, was spelt in a variety of ways in various newspapers between 1900 and 1950, with the most recent spelling of the town being settled as – "Buraja".
History
There was a Burryjaa Station, near Corowa, with an area of 26,000 acres, was initially owned by Mr. W F Martin in 1857. The property was later auctioned in March, 1876.[3]
The earliest reports of a hotel in Burraja was in 1876, when the license changed hands.[4] Then in 1877 a Publican's License was approved for the Burraja Hotel.[5]
The first recorded race meeting was in May 1878, with five races on the Queen's Birthday meeting[6] and they used to be held at the paddock next to Mrs Darby's Hotel, Lowesdale.[7]
A new brick hotel building was commenced in 1911 on behalf of Licensee, Mr. S.R.E. Loveridge.[8] The new hotel building was opened in 1912.[9][10] The hotel was delicensed in 1999 apparently.[11]
Sports and recreation
The Burrajaa Football Club was first established in 1894.[12] Buraja FC and Hopefield FC merged in 1950 to form the Hopefield Buraja FC. Then in 2006, Coreen Daysdale FC & Hopefield Buraja FC merged to form the Coreen Daysdale Hopefield Buraja United FC.
- Football Timeline
- 1894 – 1900: Club first established in 1894, playing matches against other local teams, but not in any formal competitions.
- 1901: Riverina Football Association.[13] Premiers[14]
- 1902: Clear Hills Football Association[15]
- 1903 & 1904: Club may have been in recess.
- 1905: Federal Football Association[16]
- 1906: Corowa Football Association[17]
- 1907 & 1908: Federal Football Association[18]
- 1909 – 1911: Coreen & District Football Association (Burrajaa FC)
- 1910 – 1912: Coreen & District Football Association (Burrajaa Village FC)
- 1913 & 1914: Coreen & District Football Association (Burrajaa FC)
- 1915 – 1918: Club in recess. WW1
- 1919 – 1929: Coreen & District Football Association (Premiers: 1924[19])
- 1930 – 1935: Corowa & District Football Association
- 1936 – 1940: Coreen & District Football Association
- 1941 – 1945: Club in recess. WW2
- 1946 – 1949: Coreen & District Football Association
- 1950 – 2003: Coreen & District Football League (Hopefield – Buraja FC) Premiers:1950, 1960, 1973, 1982, 1995, 1996.
- 2004 & 2005: Club in recess.
- 2006 & 2007: Coreen & District Football League (Coreen Daysdale Hopefield Buraja United FC) Premiers: 2006, 2007.
- 2008 – Present: Hume Football League
