Bulgandry, New South Wales

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Bulgandry aboriginal site

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".[1]

Walbundrie Reefs Post Office opened on 1 July 1875, was renamed Bulgandry in 1900 and closed in 1975.[2]

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.[3]

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

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