Gunderbooka
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Lands administrative divisions around Gunderbooka:
Irrara Culgoa Culgoa
Barrona Gunderbooka Narran
Landsborough Yanda Cowper

Gunderbooka County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales.

Geography

The Warrego River is the western boundary, and the Culgoa River and Darling River is the south-eastern boundary. It includes the area down to where the Warrego meets the Darling, to the north of Bourke (including North Bourke).

The village of Ford's Bridge,the town of Engonnia and Burke all lie just outside the county with North Bourke being the only settlement currently in the county. The entirety of the county is incorporated, with the seat of government being located in Bourke.

The Darling River is the boundary between Gunderbooka and Cowper.

Etymology

Gunderbooka is believed to be derived from a local Aboriginal word and is also the name of Gundabook Station.[1]

History

The area occupied by the country was the traditional lands of three groups of Aboriginal tribes.

Living In the west of the County along the Warrego river, were the Gunu people, living in the south along the flood plain of the Darling River were the Barranbidgee people with the Wangoibon tribes living on the adjacent river bank of the Darling River, in what is today Cowper Country.

In the north of the County lived the Manuwari people.

The first Europeans to the County were the expedition of Charles Sturt in 1828. Followed by the expedition of Thomas Mitchell in 1835.

Poet Henry Lawson came to the Country walking from Bourke to Hungerford in 1892.

Landscape of Coooer Parish in Gunderbooka Country

And another poet, Oglevy coined the phrase "Back of Burke" to describe the remoteness of the northern part of the country during his time working in Engonnia in the years around Federation.

Parishes within this county

A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:

ParishLGACoordinates
AripilisBourke Shire30°17′04″S 145°30′52″E / 30.28444°S 145.51444°E / -30.28444; 145.51444 (Aripilis Parish)
BibildoolieBourke Shire29°38′50″S 145°46′40″E / 29.64722°S 145.77778°E / -29.64722; 145.77778 (Bibildoolie Parish)
BookaBourke Shire30°04′00″S 145°27′42″E / 30.06667°S 145.46167°E / -30.06667; 145.46167 (Booka Parish)
BothadoolaBourke Shire30°02′43″S 145°34′43″E / 30.04528°S 145.57861°E / -30.04528; 145.57861 (Bothadoola Parish)
BoyongBourke Shire30°09′40″S 145°44′44″E / 30.16111°S 145.74556°E / -30.16111; 145.74556 (Boyong Parish)
BrandisBourke Shire29°53′49″S 145°57′50″E / 29.89694°S 145.96389°E / -29.89694; 145.96389 (Brandis Parish)
BullamuntaBourke Shire30°00′33″S 145°58′14″E / 30.00917°S 145.97056°E / -30.00917; 145.97056 (Bullamunta Parish)
CoolamonBourke Shire29°45′12″S 145°41′28″E / 29.75333°S 145.69111°E / -29.75333; 145.69111 (Coolamon Parish)
CooningBourke Shire29°33′28″S 146°09′30″E / 29.55778°S 146.15833°E / -29.55778; 146.15833 (Cooning Parish)
CooperBourke Shire29°49′55″S 145°44′16″E / 29.83194°S 145.73778°E / -29.83194; 145.73778 (Cooper Parish)
CourallieBourke Shire29°36′50″S 145°54′42″E / 29.61389°S 145.91167°E / -29.61389; 145.91167 (Courallie Parish)
CumbookaBourke Shire29°42′53″S 146°17′55″E / 29.71472°S 146.29861°E / -29.71472; 146.29861 (Cumbooka Parish)
CuttabullaBourke Shire29°28′28″S 145°57′10″E / 29.47444°S 145.95278°E / -29.47444; 145.95278 (Cuttabulla Parish)
DarlingBourke Shire29°42′22″S 146°04′40″E / 29.70611°S 146.07778°E / -29.70611; 146.07778 (Darling Parish)
Fords BridgeBourke Shire29°50′53″S 145°29′45″E / 29.84806°S 145.49583°E / -29.84806; 145.49583 (Fords Bridge Parish)
FranklinBourke Shire30°06′25″S 145°40′43″E / 30.10694°S 145.67861°E / -30.10694; 145.67861 (Franklin Parish)
GalarBourke Shire29°43′23″S 145°44′43″E / 29.72306°S 145.74528°E / -29.72306; 145.74528 (Galar Parish)
GoldsonBourke Shire29°49′12″S 146°02′52″E / 29.82000°S 146.04778°E / -29.82000; 146.04778 (Goldson Parish)
GreigBourke Shire29°51′28″S 145°57′58″E / 29.85778°S 145.96611°E / -29.85778; 145.96611 (Greig Parish)
LedknapperBourke Shire29°35′32″S 146°13′26″E / 29.59222°S 146.22389°E / -29.59222; 146.22389 (Ledknapper Parish)
LeilaBourke Shire29°29′33″S 145°48′26″E / 29.49250°S 145.80722°E / -29.49250; 145.80722 (Leila Parish)
LoodenBourke Shire29°50′10″S 146°14′11″E / 29.83611°S 146.23639°E / -29.83611; 146.23639 (Looden Parish)
MooramiaBourke Shire29°49′41″S 145°52′20″E / 29.82806°S 145.87222°E / -29.82806; 145.87222 (Mooramia Parish)
MumpberBourke Shire30°11′14″S 145°30′50″E / 30.18722°S 145.51389°E / -30.18722; 145.51389 (Mumpber Parish)
MungunyahBourke Shire29°24′54″S 145°51′06″E / 29.41500°S 145.85167°E / -29.41500; 145.85167 (Mungunyah Parish)
Nellys SpringsBourke Shire29°35′35″S 146°03′20″E / 29.59306°S 146.05556°E / -29.59306; 146.05556 (Nellys Springs Parish)
NidgerieBourke Shire29°58′56″S 145°40′42″E / 29.98222°S 145.67833°E / -29.98222; 145.67833 (Nidgerie Parish)
North BourkeBourke Shire30°02′45″S 145°56′33″E / 30.04583°S 145.94250°E / -30.04583; 145.94250 (North Bourke Parish)
NultyBourke Shire30°12′35″S 145°38′01″E / 30.20972°S 145.63361°E / -30.20972; 145.63361 (Nulty Parish)
PakaBourke Shire30°02′49″S 145°43′30″E / 30.04694°S 145.72500°E / -30.04694; 145.72500 (Paka Parish)
PalmerBourke Shire29°45′17″S 146°09′54″E / 29.75472°S 146.16500°E / -29.75472; 146.16500 (Palmer Parish)
PeraBourke Shire30°03′54″S 145°52′24″E / 30.06500°S 145.87333°E / -30.06500; 145.87333 (Pera Parish)
PoloBourke Shire29°58′45″S 145°47′09″E / 29.97917°S 145.78583°E / -29.97917; 145.78583 (Polo Parish)
QuondongBourke Shire29°46′02″S 146°25′59″E / 29.76722°S 146.43306°E / -29.76722; 146.43306 (Quondong Parish)
SutherlandBourke Shire29°53′48″S 145°37′33″E / 29.89667°S 145.62583°E / -29.89667; 145.62583 (Sutherland Parish)
TalaaBourke Shire30°00′33″S 145°52′02″E / 30.00917°S 145.86722°E / -30.00917; 145.86722 (Talaa Parish)
TobinBourke Shireunknown
TooraleBourke Shire30°16′40″S 145°25′30″E / 30.27778°S 145.42500°E / -30.27778; 145.42500 (Toorale Parish)
TresillianBourke Shire29°46′22″S 145°53′50″E / 29.77278°S 145.89722°E / -29.77278; 145.89722 (Tresillian Parish)
TullyBourke Shire29°52′04″S 146°08′32″E / 29.86778°S 146.14222°E / -29.86778; 146.14222 (Tully Parish)
TureeBourke Shire29°54′43″S 146°06′02″E / 29.91194°S 146.10056°E / -29.91194; 146.10056 (Turee Parish)
WarraweenaBourke Shire29°55′33″S 146°15′56″E / 29.92583°S 146.26556°E / -29.92583; 146.26556 (Warraweena Parish)
WommeraBourke Shire29°57′01″S 145°35′47″E / 29.95028°S 145.59639°E / -29.95028; 145.59639 (Wommera Parish)
YarramanBourke Shire29°40′53″S 146°21′15″E / 29.68139°S 146.35417°E / -29.68139; 146.35417 (Yarraman Parish)
YuronganBourke Shire29°37′19″S 146°13′29″E / 29.62194°S 146.22472°E / -29.62194; 146.22472 (Yurongan Parish)

References

  1. "Gunderbooka". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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