Barrallier, New South Wales

Barrallier is a historical locality near the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Upper Lachlan Shire. The area was named after engineer and explorer Francis Barrallier.^[1] The name was changed in 1915 from Talloweena, due to a request by a local for suggestions of a new name from historians.^[2]

There is no postcode listed for Barrallier.^[3]

The locality is around the confluence of Murruin Creek with the Wollondilly River and is the site of an old ford on the Wollondilly. It is downstream from Goodman's Ford,^[4]34°19′S 150°04′E where the Wombeyan Caves Road crosses the Wollondilly. It once had a post office.^[4][5] It was designated as a 'historical locality' in 1997.^[6]

References

1. "Barrallier". Geographical Names Board. NSW Government. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
2. "BARRALLIER". Camden News , (NSW : 1895 - 1954). 2 March 1916. p. 3. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
3. Barrallier Postcode Australia Post
4. Ford, Geoff (1970). GUNDUNGURA - The Guide. Sydney University Rover Crew. p. 39.
5. Phoenix Auctions History. "View Post Office Details - Barrallier". Retrieved 12 April 2021.
6. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1966". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 2001). 31 January 1997. p. 324. Retrieved 10 April 2021.