40-726: The Riverina Recorder , also published as the Moulamein Times and the Riverina Record, Moulamein Times was a weekly newspaper published in Balranald , New South Wales , Australia from 1877 to 1965. The Riverina Recorder was first published in 1877 and was published weekly until 1 April 1965, when it ceased publication under this name. During this period it was also known as the Riverina recorder, Moulamein times and had been previously titled
80-589: A Gospel Hall, a hospital, a branch of the Australian Joint Stock Bank , and a Masonic Hall. By 1888 a Presbyterian church had been built there. The first public telephone service in Balranald was installed in 1911. The Balranald Municipal Council underwent financial difficulties, and in 1912 the NSW Government appointed a Receiver to take charge of affairs. The difficulties seem to have been overcome by
120-558: A base until 1853, when the office of Commissioner for Crown Lands for the Lower Darling District was transferred to Euston where a new house was erected for the Commissioner. The township of Balranald was gazetted on 4 April 1851 and the first land sale held on 14 January 1852, with thirty-five lots submitted to public auction . On 1 March 1852 an official post office opened in the township. (An earlier post office had opened in
160-671: A fourth escape attempt, although Cadell indicated in a separate report that he had in fact been murdered by other party-members. During the early 1870s, Cadell became involved in whaling , trading , pearling and blackbirding in North-West Australia . Cadell and others became notorious for their coercion, capture and sale of Aboriginal people as slaves. The slaves were often detained temporarily at camps known as barracoons on Barrow Island , 30 nautical miles (56 km) offshore. In 1874 he engaged 10 people at Batavia , described as Malays . In 1875 magistrate Robert Fairbairn
200-619: A gold medal struck by the Legislative Council, and he joined with William Younghusband , George Young and others in forming the River Murray Steam Navigation Company , whose charter received royal assent in 1854. Cadell's claim on being the pioneer of inland navigation on the Murray is contested. J. G. and William Randell had constructed an earlier steamer which had traded on the Murray as early as March 1853, and at
240-597: Is a town within the local government area of Balranald Shire , in the Murray region of far south-western New South Wales , Australia. The town of Balranald is located where the Sturt Highway crosses the Murrumbidgee River in a remote, semi- desert area. Although it is part of New South Wales , Balranald receives Victorian television stations, with a range of Sydney and Melbourne newspapers available. Balranald
280-539: The 2021 census , there were 1,063 people in Balranald. [REDACTED] Media related to Balranald at Wikimedia Commons Francis Cadell (explorer) Francis William Cadell (9 February 1822 – 1879) was a European explorer of Australia , most remembered for opening the Murray River up for transport by steamship and for his activities as a slave trader. Cadell was born in Cockenzie , Haddingtonshire , Scotland,
320-771: The Gulf of Carpentaria . The camels and two of the wagons crossed on the Mayall Street punt on Saturday, 15 September 1860, and the remaining waggons were brought over the next day. Camp XX was set up on the outskirts of Balranald (their twentieth camp since leaving Melbourne). To lighten the loads on the wagons in preparation for crossing the mallee country between the Murrumbidgee and the Darling , Burke left 15 + 1 ⁄ 2 long cwt (790 kg) of sugar, some rice, all eight demi-johns of lime juice, four bags of camel's sugar,
360-645: The Moulamein Times . It was distributed across Balrandald, Oxley , Euston , Moulamein and Swan Hill . The paper was incorporated into the Swan Hill Guardian. This was renamed in 1971 to The Guardian , which is still in publication. The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia . Balranald Balranald / b æ l ˈ r æ n əl d /
400-525: The Murrumbidgee River navigable to Gundagai . Cadell had carried a considerable quantity of wool and much trade was expected with the Riverina squatters. A gold and silver candelabrum was presented by the settlers to Cadell, with an inscription that it had been presented to him "in commemoration of his first having opened the steam navigation and commerce of the River Murray 1853". Cadell was also presented with
440-467: The Northern Territory "to fix upon a proper site for the survey of 300,000 acres (1,200 km )". His modus operandi was much criticised at the time, for his employment of men from New South Wales rather than experienced South Australians, for choosing the ex-paddle-wheeler Eagle for transport, and for taking few, if any, horses, without which any inland exploration was futile. He approached
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#1733085721224480-534: The Royal Society of Victoria for wrongful dismissal. On Monday, 17 September 1860 the expedition departed northwards for Paika Station. Balranald became a major crossing place for stock from South Australia. In 1866 Peter Young built the Royal Hotel at Balranald and began operating a second punt at the township. A toll-house was later erected on the north bank of the river near Young's punt. William Hall purchased
520-576: The ACA renumbering in the late 1990s, the numbers are now in the (03)5020-1000 to (03)5020–1999 range. There are two amateur radio repeaters installed near the town on the 2-metre and 70 cm. bands. The town has an Australian rules football team competing in the Central Murray Football League . Golfers play at the Balranald Golf and Sporting Club on O'Connor Street. According to
560-565: The Balranald Inn and the Mayall Street punt from Denis Hanan in 1867. The Commercial Hotel was erected in 1869 and the first licensee was John Russell. In 1871 a new Post & Telegraph Office was erected at Balranald, the first brick building to be built in the township. The first church to be built at Balranald was of the Church of England denomination; services began on 6 April 1873 by the incumbent minister Rev. W. H. Yarrington. Two months later
600-664: The Balranald Shire Council were opened in August 1964. They were erected at a cost of £40,000 and are located in Market Street beside the Police Station. Two large solar farms are being built south of Balranald. Both commenced construction in 2018. The Limondale Solar Farm developed by Innogy , rated at 349 Megawatts , will be Australia's largest solar generation facility when it opens about 16 km (9.9 mi) south of
640-484: The Balranald district include sheep farming , woodcutting, charcoal production and some areas of irrigated crop-growing along the rivers. Balranald Shire is the location of Yanga National Park and World Heritage listed Mungo National Park . The first telephone to be used in Australia was installed at nearby "Yanga" station, to allow communications between the homestead and the shearers' quarters . The installation
680-584: The Colonial Secretary that a township be established at the location. MacDonald was a Scotsman, born at Balranald on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides; he chose the name of his birthplace for the new settlement. He pointed out that the township's position, on the lower reaches of the Murrumbidgee River, was expected to be of strategic importance with the impending introduction of steam navigation on
720-840: The Government of Victoria to sponsor the establishment of a steamer service between Melbourne, the Snowy River and the Gippsland Lakes. In 1865 Cadell was in New Zealand employed by the New Zealand government as commandant in the Waikato Steam Transport Service, a support group during the New Zealand Wars . In March 1865 Cadell was involved in the mutiny of Captain Hannibal Marks, on HMS Sandfly . Cadell ordered
760-529: The Lower Darling District, arrived at the site of the present-day township with a police escort. Commissioner MacDonald had chosen the site as his base, and he and his entourage set up their camp under canvas. In 1848 Leighton Robinson and Thomas Duggan established a general store at Balranald and during the same year a public-house, the Balranald Inn, was erected by a Mr Robertson. In 1849 the Crown Lands Commissioner MacDonald recommended to
800-644: The Murray. During 1849 the surveyor Francis MacCabe laid out large reserves in the region of the Lower Murrumbidgee / Murray-Darling junction. Included in MacCabe's surveys was a site "for a Township at the North End of Caiera, otherwise Balranald Reserve". The decision to lay out Balranald township was made in November 1849. Commissioner MacDonald died in 1851 and he was succeeded by Stephen Cole. Cole used Balranald as
840-461: The Northern Territory by ship, and his choice of site was influenced by the navigability of the river. He traversed a strait between Elcho Island and the mainland, which Matthew Flinders had previously noted as a probable island . During the expedition an Aboriginal party-member called Tommy tried to desert three times and was imprisoned on the ship. Tommy reportedly drowned whilst making
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#1733085721224880-407: The anvil, bellows, some iron, the blacksmith's vice, a handsaw, five axes, two rifles, several revolvers and the camel litter at Messrs Sparkes, Cramsie & Co.'s store. He then took on hay and maize for the animals and flour for the men, for which he paid very high prices. Three of the men were dismissed at Balranald and returned to Melbourne, where one of the men, Charles Ferguson, successfully sued
920-506: The area on 1 January 1850 but closed and was replaced by an unofficial service). From 1853 the mail contractor, John Bent, operated a service along the Murrumbidgee River between Wagga Wagga and Balranald. A second hotel, the Carriers' Arms, was erected at Balranald in about 1852 by the German, Philipp Comitti (but records show he didn't arrive in Australia until Mar 1854). William Graham acquired
960-581: The church was consecrated by the Bishop Mesac Thomas of the Diocese of Goulburn (of which Balranald was a part). A Roman Catholic church was completed in 1875. A newspaper, the Riverina Recorder , was commenced in 1877. In 1881 the population of Balranald was about 400 and it was reported that the town supported five stores and six hotels. Balranald was proclaimed a Municipality in 1882 and Herman Levy
1000-490: The first mate of Sandfly to get underway without its captain. When Marks caught the ship in a row boat, he placed the mate under arrest for taking orders from Cadell. Cadell then ordered Marks to reinstate the mate, and fire another crew member. Marks refused and the crew sided with Marks. In February 1867, following the failure of Finniss 's settlement at Escape Cliffs , the South Australian government sent Cadell to
1040-676: The following year. In March 1926 Balranald was connected to the Victorian Rail system via a line to Echuca . The Balranald railway line is now closed. In 1944 Norma Male was appointed Town Clerk at the Balranald Municipal Council, the first female town clerk in New South Wales. In 1956 the local government administrative body became the Shire of Balranald, with Shire presidents replacing Mayoral positions. New premises for
1080-513: The licence of the Balranald Inn in April 1854. Graham held the licence until 1859 when he was murdered. The perpetrator was arrested and later hanged at Goulburn gaol. Denis Hanan then obtained the licence of the Balranald Inn, which he held until 1867. In 1859 Hanan purchased a punt from Captain Cadell and operated it at the southern end of Mayall Street. The Victorian gold-rushes, which began as Balranald
1120-549: The lowest recorded was −4.8 °C (23.4 °F) on 21 July 1982. The average annual rainfall is 324.1 millimetres (12.8 in). Being very far west in the state, Balranald is susceptible to cold fronts off the Great Australian Bight , even at the height of summer. In February 2005 a maximum of 12.5 °C (54.5 °F) was recorded; this is unusual given its very low elevation of 61 metres (200 ft) and latitude of 34.6 degrees south. Agricultural activities in
1160-721: The owners of the first two iron steamers that should successfully navigate the Murray from Goolwa to the junction of the Darling River . When Cadell returned to Australia in 1852, he arrived at Port Adelaide in command of the clipper Queen of Sheba . The government's bonus for the navigation of the Murray River had not been claimed and Cadell stayed in Adelaide, formulating a design for a suitable steamboat in partnership with his father's agent, William Younghusband. After several delays, on 16 August 1853 his steamer Lady Augusta (named for
1200-435: The rest of the year and can be quite cloudy. Rainfall records have been kept for Balranald since 1879, while those of temperature since 1907. Temperature extremes are quite marked over the full year: summers are regularly over 40 °C (104 °F) while winters can see daytime temperatures below 10 °C (50 °F). The highest temperature recorded at Balranald was 47.7 °C (117.9 °F) on 18 January 1908, while
1240-567: The second son of Hew Francis Cadell (ca.1791 – 27 April 1873), mine-owner and shipbuilder of a notable Scottish family. He first arrived in Australia in January 1849 as captain of the schooner Royal Sovereign , visiting Adelaide, Circular Head and Sydney, sailing in ballast for Singapore in June. In 1850 the South Australian government had offered a bonus of £4,000 to be equally divided between
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1280-450: The time of the Cadell's first voyage upstream on Lady Augusta , Randell's Mary-Ann had progressed further up the river and at a greater speed. Neither of the first two paddle steamers to grace the waters of the Murray River were eligible for the bonus offered by the government. A. T. Saunders was a perennial critic, calling Cadell an "overrated braggart". During 1860 Cadell did exploring work in eastern Gippsland , and attempted to get
1320-527: The town. The Sunraysia Solar Farm , rated at 255 Megawatts ( DC ), is being built about 18 km (11 mi) south of the town by the Australian-Chinese company Maoneng Group . Both will feed into the existing power grid at the same nearby TransGrid substation . Balranald has a cold semi-arid climate ( BSk ) with hot summers, cool winters and low rainfall throughout the year, typical of far south-western NSW. The winter has more rainy days than
1360-499: The wife of Sir Henry Young ), commanded by Captain Davidson, successfully passed through the breakers at the mouth of the Murray, and on 25 August left Goolwa, South Australia on a voyage up the Murray with Cadell in command. Among the passengers were the governor, Sir Henry Young and Lady Young, after whom the steamer was named. A few months later it was ascertained that the Murray was navigable as far as Albury, New South Wales and
1400-531: Was being established, had a profound impact on the Riverina region by stimulating the development of the fat-stock market. The development of the stock-route across the One-tree Plain to Lang's Crossing-place tended to direct attention away from Balranald to the region up-river of the Murrumbidgee-Lachlan junction. By the latter half of the 1850s, when the fat-stock market was at its peak, Balranald
1440-440: Was carried out by James Cromyn under directions forwarded from England by his uncle Alexander Graham Bell , an early developer of the telephone. The Balranald telephone exchange was converted from manual to automatic operation in 1988 to 1990. The manual exchange number prior to automation phone number was (050) 4841 to reach the exchange, then the numbers (050)201-000 to 201–999 were allocated for Balranald subscribers. Following
1480-498: Was elected its first mayor. The first meetings of the Municipal Council were held in the old Court house at the corner of Market and River streets. A lift-span bridge was constructed over the Murrumbidgee River at Balranald, which opened in April 1883. In 1885 a new Court House was erected in the town. In 1887 Balranald was described as "a squarely built little town with few prominent buildings'. By that stage it had two churches and
1520-543: Was exhibiting signs of stagnation. A correspondent from the area made these comments about the township in August 1858: "This obscure and miserable township, situated on the Lower Murrumbidgee, is here attracting a considerable share of attention, as being one of those rowdy places for which the Australian bush in the interior has become so famous". The Burke and Wills expedition crossed the Murrumbidgee River at Balranald on their journey to cross Australia from Melbourne to
1560-483: Was featured heavily in 2010–2015 Australian tourism ads, displaying the natural flora of the region with over 30 subspecies of shrubs native to Balranald and its surrounds. Balranald is located in Mutthi Mutthi traditional country. The area has a long history before non-indigenous settlement and a strong indigenous culture continues to this day. In 1848 George James MacDonald , the Commissioner for Crown Lands for
1600-446: Was sent to investigate pearling conditions at Shark Bay , following reports that Malays employed by Cadell and Charles Broadhurst were unpaid, unable to return home and some had starved to death. Fairbairn held that Cadell was required to pay the 10 Malays plus an additional 4 months wages as amends for the lack of food, totaling £198. 14s. 4d. They received just £16. 16s. from the sale of Cadell's property at Shark Bay as Cadell had left
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