Brindabella, New South Wales

Brindabella
New South Wales

Aerial view of Brindabella Valley from east
Coordinates 35°22′05″S 148°39′08″E / 35.36806°S 148.65222°E / -35.36806; 148.65222Coordinates: 35°22′05″S 148°39′08″E / 35.36806°S 148.65222°E / -35.36806; 148.65222
Postcode(s) 2611
LGA(s) Yass Valley Shire
State electorate(s) Goulburn
Federal Division(s) Hume

Brindabella is a locality in south-east New South Wales, Australia, in the area of Yass Valley Council.[1] 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.[2]

road to Brindabella

A river called Goodradigbee River flows north through the valley. A major farm in the valley is Brindabella Station.[3]

History

The place was named by Aborigines as Brindabella, meaning "two kangaroo rats". The area was considered as an outstation of Yarralumla station.[4] Joseph Franklin and his family settled in the Brindabella Valley in 1861 and Thomas Franklin built the first homestead.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Brindabella". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Franklin, Stella Maria ( Marian) Sarah Miles". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  4. ↑ "Brindabella". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "History of Brindabella Station". Retrieved 18 January 2010.


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