Penarie, New South Wales
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| Penarie New South Wales |
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 Homebush Hotel |
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| Postcode: | 2715 |
| Location: | 32 km (20 mi) from Balranald |
| LGA: | Balranald Shire Council |
| County: | Caira |
| State District: | Murray-Darling |
| Federal Division: | Farrer |
Penarie is a small settlement about 32 kilometres north of Balranald, in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Balranald Shire Council. Penarie is situated at a junction on the road between Balranald and Ivanhoe, where a branch road leads to Oxley. Penarie was formerly known as Homebush.
[edit] History
On 26 July 1877 Michael Dowdican made a conditional purchase of land at the Balranald-Ivanhoe-Oxley road junction and built the Homebush Hotel, which commenced operating in 1878.[1]
Michael Dowdican held the license of the Homebush Hotel until 1896. From 1897 until at least 1900 the publican was William H. S. Wilkinson.[2]
Mrs. Catherine Prendergast, widow of Patrick Prendergast (a pioneer of Maude village), “conducted the Homebush Hotel for several years”.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ ‘Outer Localities’, Balranald Shire Council web-site (accessed 5 January 2007).
- ^ Lists of Hotel Licenses, NSW Government Gazettes.
- ^ ‘Mrs. Catherine Prendergast’ (obituary), Riverine Grazier, 1 October 1937, p. 1.
