Bulgandry, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia

35°37′S 146°37′E / 35.617°S 146.617°E / -35.617; 146.617Postcode(s)2642Elevation159 m (522 ft)Location

551 km (342 mi) from Sydney
73 km (45 mi) from Albury
12 km (7 mi) from Walbundrie
6 km (4 mi) from Rand^[1]
12 km (7 mi) from Walbundrie

LGA(s)Greater Hume Shire Council County Hume State electorate(s)Albury

Bulgandry is a village community in the central part of the Riverina. By road it is about 6 kilometres southeast of Rand and 12 kilometres north west of Walbundrie.

History

The place name Bulgandry is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "boomerang in hand".^[2]

Walbundrie Reefs Post Office opened on 1 July 1875, was renamed Bulgandry in 1900 and closed in 1975.^[3]

The Walbundrie Football Association Australian rules football competition existed for one season only, 1914, consisting of the following clubs – Bulgandra, Burrumbuttock, Walbundrie and Walla. Bulgandra: 5.4 – 34 defeated Walla: 4.8 – 32 in the grand final.^[4]

Bulgandry shooting

At 11 pm, on Saturday 8 February 1919, Bulgandra Hotel licensee Mrs. Mary Josephine Devlin, was shot in the right arm with a shot gun by a man at the hotel, shattering her arm. She was brought to Albury early on Sunday morning and her arm required amputation, but she died at 1 pm. Mary was shot by Patrick Lawrence Gleeson, who had been living at the hotel and had developed a relationship with Mary. Patrick was tried and sentenced to 15 years in Goulburn Gaol.

Notes and references

^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Bulgandry". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 27 March 2021
^ "1914 – Bulgandra". The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times (Albury, NSW). 28 August 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 24 February 2022.