Binda, New South Wales

Binda (/bɪndə/) is a village in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia in Upper Lachlan Shire.[2]

Binda
New South Wales
Binda is located in New South Wales
Binda
Binda
Coordinates34°20′S 149°22′E
Population291 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1850
Postcode(s)2583
Elevation741 m (2,431 ft)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Upper Lachlan Shire
RegionSouthern Tablelands
CountyGeorgiana
ParishBinda
State electorate(s)Goulburn
Federal division(s)Hume
Localities around Binda:
Crooked Corner Crooked Corner Limerick
Narrawa Binda Laggan
Lost River Crookwell Crookwell

It is about 17 km north-north-west of Crookwell in the county of Georgiana. Other near-by towns or locations are:

History

The origin of the name is thought to be from the Gandangara Aboriginal word for deep water.[3]

The site of Binda was explored in 1820 by James Meehan and John Oxley and the first pastoral runs were taken by Francis Oakes, Chief Constable of Parramatta, Rowland Hassall and Thomas Bray in 1825 and 1826. The town was a listed locality in the census of 1828.

The town was gazetted in 1850 with subdivision for sale in 1852 making it the oldest town in Crookwell Shire and the rich Pastoral leases and discovery of gold at Tuena, 33 kilometres to the north caused the town to grow quickly, with a School (1851), post office (1852), Court of Petty Sessions (1863), and Anglican church (1864) following soon. The town reach about a thousand persons in the 1870s.

Bushrangers Whitton and Reynolds and later Ben Hall robbed the town at this time.

In the 20th century came a Cricket club (1880), Memorial Hall (1920), Sisters of Mercy convent (1920), rugby league club (1922) Graziers Association (1923) and hockey club (1932).

Population

At the 2016 census, Binda had a population of 280 people[4] which had increased to 291 at the 2021 census.[5]

Prominent landmarks

Prominent buildings today include the old Flag Hotel (c. 1852), St James Anglican Church, the government school, Rose Cottage, an inn built about 1890, the steam mill built about 1860, the former store-post office (c. 1870), the Anglican rectory (1874) and Binda cemetery (interments date back to 1850).

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Binda (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Crooked Corner". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. "Binda, New South Wales". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Binda (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. "2021 Binda, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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