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

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

Geography

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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

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

History

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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

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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:

Parish LGA Coordinates
Aripilis Bourke Shire 30°17′04″S 145°30′52″E / 30.28444°S 145.51444°E / -30.28444; 145.51444 (Aripilis Parish)
Bibildoolie Bourke Shire 29°38′50″S 145°46′40″E / 29.64722°S 145.77778°E / -29.64722; 145.77778 (Bibildoolie Parish)
Booka Bourke Shire 30°04′00″S 145°27′42″E / 30.06667°S 145.46167°E / -30.06667; 145.46167 (Booka Parish)
Bothadoola Bourke Shire 30°02′43″S 145°34′43″E / 30.04528°S 145.57861°E / -30.04528; 145.57861 (Bothadoola Parish)
Boyong Bourke Shire 30°09′40″S 145°44′44″E / 30.16111°S 145.74556°E / -30.16111; 145.74556 (Boyong Parish)
Brandis Bourke Shire 29°53′49″S 145°57′50″E / 29.89694°S 145.96389°E / -29.89694; 145.96389 (Brandis Parish)
Bullamunta Bourke Shire 30°00′33″S 145°58′14″E / 30.00917°S 145.97056°E / -30.00917; 145.97056 (Bullamunta Parish)
Coolamon Bourke Shire 29°45′12″S 145°41′28″E / 29.75333°S 145.69111°E / -29.75333; 145.69111 (Coolamon Parish)
Cooning Bourke Shire 29°33′28″S 146°09′30″E / 29.55778°S 146.15833°E / -29.55778; 146.15833 (Cooning Parish)
Cooper Bourke Shire 29°49′55″S 145°44′16″E / 29.83194°S 145.73778°E / -29.83194; 145.73778 (Cooper Parish)
Courallie Bourke Shire 29°36′50″S 145°54′42″E / 29.61389°S 145.91167°E / -29.61389; 145.91167 (Courallie Parish)
Cumbooka Bourke Shire 29°42′53″S 146°17′55″E / 29.71472°S 146.29861°E / -29.71472; 146.29861 (Cumbooka Parish)
Cuttabulla Bourke Shire 29°28′28″S 145°57′10″E / 29.47444°S 145.95278°E / -29.47444; 145.95278 (Cuttabulla Parish)
Darling Bourke Shire 29°42′22″S 146°04′40″E / 29.70611°S 146.07778°E / -29.70611; 146.07778 (Darling Parish)
Fords Bridge Bourke Shire 29°50′53″S 145°29′45″E / 29.84806°S 145.49583°E / -29.84806; 145.49583 (Fords Bridge Parish)
Franklin Bourke Shire 30°06′25″S 145°40′43″E / 30.10694°S 145.67861°E / -30.10694; 145.67861 (Franklin Parish)
Galar Bourke Shire 29°43′23″S 145°44′43″E / 29.72306°S 145.74528°E / -29.72306; 145.74528 (Galar Parish)
Goldson Bourke Shire 29°49′12″S 146°02′52″E / 29.82000°S 146.04778°E / -29.82000; 146.04778 (Goldson Parish)
Greig Bourke Shire 29°51′28″S 145°57′58″E / 29.85778°S 145.96611°E / -29.85778; 145.96611 (Greig Parish)
Ledknapper Bourke Shire 29°35′32″S 146°13′26″E / 29.59222°S 146.22389°E / -29.59222; 146.22389 (Ledknapper Parish)
Leila Bourke Shire 29°29′33″S 145°48′26″E / 29.49250°S 145.80722°E / -29.49250; 145.80722 (Leila Parish)
Looden Bourke Shire 29°50′10″S 146°14′11″E / 29.83611°S 146.23639°E / -29.83611; 146.23639 (Looden Parish)
Mooramia Bourke Shire 29°49′41″S 145°52′20″E / 29.82806°S 145.87222°E / -29.82806; 145.87222 (Mooramia Parish)
Mumpber Bourke Shire 30°11′14″S 145°30′50″E / 30.18722°S 145.51389°E / -30.18722; 145.51389 (Mumpber Parish)
Mungunyah Bourke Shire 29°24′54″S 145°51′06″E / 29.41500°S 145.85167°E / -29.41500; 145.85167 (Mungunyah Parish)
Nellys Springs Bourke Shire 29°35′35″S 146°03′20″E / 29.59306°S 146.05556°E / -29.59306; 146.05556 (Nellys Springs Parish)
Nidgerie Bourke Shire 29°58′56″S 145°40′42″E / 29.98222°S 145.67833°E / -29.98222; 145.67833 (Nidgerie Parish)
North Bourke Bourke Shire 30°02′45″S 145°56′33″E / 30.04583°S 145.94250°E / -30.04583; 145.94250 (North Bourke Parish)
Nulty Bourke Shire 30°12′35″S 145°38′01″E / 30.20972°S 145.63361°E / -30.20972; 145.63361 (Nulty Parish)
Paka Bourke Shire 30°02′49″S 145°43′30″E / 30.04694°S 145.72500°E / -30.04694; 145.72500 (Paka Parish)
Palmer Bourke Shire 29°45′17″S 146°09′54″E / 29.75472°S 146.16500°E / -29.75472; 146.16500 (Palmer Parish)
Pera Bourke Shire 30°03′54″S 145°52′24″E / 30.06500°S 145.87333°E / -30.06500; 145.87333 (Pera Parish)
Polo Bourke Shire 29°58′45″S 145°47′09″E / 29.97917°S 145.78583°E / -29.97917; 145.78583 (Polo Parish)
Quondong Bourke Shire 29°46′02″S 146°25′59″E / 29.76722°S 146.43306°E / -29.76722; 146.43306 (Quondong Parish)
Sutherland Bourke Shire 29°53′48″S 145°37′33″E / 29.89667°S 145.62583°E / -29.89667; 145.62583 (Sutherland Parish)
Talaa Bourke Shire 30°00′33″S 145°52′02″E / 30.00917°S 145.86722°E / -30.00917; 145.86722 (Talaa Parish)
Tobin Bourke Shire unknown
Toorale Bourke Shire 30°16′40″S 145°25′30″E / 30.27778°S 145.42500°E / -30.27778; 145.42500 (Toorale Parish)
Tresillian Bourke Shire 29°46′22″S 145°53′50″E / 29.77278°S 145.89722°E / -29.77278; 145.89722 (Tresillian Parish)
Tully Bourke Shire 29°52′04″S 146°08′32″E / 29.86778°S 146.14222°E / -29.86778; 146.14222 (Tully Parish)
Turee Bourke Shire 29°54′43″S 146°06′02″E / 29.91194°S 146.10056°E / -29.91194; 146.10056 (Turee Parish)
Warraweena Bourke Shire 29°55′33″S 146°15′56″E / 29.92583°S 146.26556°E / -29.92583; 146.26556 (Warraweena Parish)
Wommera Bourke Shire 29°57′01″S 145°35′47″E / 29.95028°S 145.59639°E / -29.95028; 145.59639 (Wommera Parish)
Yarraman Bourke Shire 29°40′53″S 146°21′15″E / 29.68139°S 146.35417°E / -29.68139; 146.35417 (Yarraman Parish)
Yurongan Bourke Shire 29°37′19″S 146°13′29″E / 29.62194°S 146.22472°E / -29.62194; 146.22472 (Yurongan Parish)

References

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