Brindabella, New South Wales

Brindabella is a locality in south-east New South Wales, Australia, mainly in the area of Snowy Valleys Council and partly in Yass Valley Council.[2][3] It is reached by the Brindabella Road from the Australian Capital Territory over the Brindabella Ranges. It is significant as the early home of Miles Franklin, who wrote a well known book called Childhood at Brindabella.[4] It had a population of 22 at the 2016 census, who live in the Brindabella Valley. The locality also includes a large unpopulated area consisting of parts of the Brindabella National Park, the Kosciuszko National Park and the Bimberi Nature Reserve and of state forests.

Goodradigbee River in Brindabella

Brindabella
New South Wales
Aerial view of Brindabella Valley from east
Brindabella
Coordinates35°22′05″S 148°39′08″E
Population22 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2611
LGA(s)
County
Parish
State electorate(s)Goulburn
Federal Division(s)Eden-Monaro
Localities around Brindabella:
Tumorrama Wee Jasper Uriarra
Argalong Brindabella ACT
Goobarragandra Long Plain ACT

The Goodradigbee River flows north through the valley. A major farm in the valley is Brindabella Station.[5]

History

The place was named by Indigenous Australians as Brindabella, meaning "two kangaroo rats". The area was considered as an outstation of Yarralumla station.[6] Joseph Franklin and his family settled in the Brindabella Valley in 1861 and Thomas Franklin built the first homestead.[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brindabella (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. "Brindabella". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  3. "Brindabella". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. "Franklin, Stella Maria ( Marian) Sarah Miles". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Brindabella". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  7. "History of Brindabella Station". Archived from the original on 17 October 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2010.


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