Barraba

Barraba (population 1,410 in 2016) is a village in the New England region in New South Wales, Australia.

Understand


Barraba is a historical village in the Nandewar Ranges. The district was explored in 1827 by Allan Cunningham, and the first farm in the district was established by 1838. The discovery of gold helped the village to grow from the 1850s. A railway ran to Barraba from 1908 to 1987. Barraba was a sheep and wheat district, but now beef cattle predominates. Copper and asbestos were mined in the district, and gemstones and fossils can be found. Barraba is in the Bundarra-Barraba Important Bird Area, which protects the habitat of the endangered regent honeyeater.

Get in
Barraba is on the B95, better known as Fossickers Way, which starts at Tamworth (at the junction of the New England Highway (A15) and the Oxley Highway (B56) and heads north through Manilla to Barraba. This highway then continues north through Bingara and Warialda (intersecting with the Gwydir Highway (B76).

The Gwydir Highway (B76) heads west to Moree (and the Newell Highway (A39) and the Carnarvon Highway), Collarenebri, Walgett (and the Castlereagh Highway (B55) and Kamilaroi Highway(B76)), Brewarrina, and Bourke (and the Kidman Way (B87) and the Mitchell Highway (B71_).

The Gwydir Highway (B76) heads east to Inverell, Glen Innes (and the New England Highway (A15)), and Grafton (and the Summerland Way (B91), and to the Pacific Highway/A1 via Big River Way).

The B95 ends at the Bruxner Highway/B60 junction near Yetman. The Bruxner Highway/B60 heads northwest towards Boggabilla (and the Newell Highway/A39) and Goondiwindi (in Queensland) (and the Cunningham Highway and the Barwon Highway).

The Bruxner Highway/B60 heads east towards the Texas (in Queensland) turn-off (and to the back roads to Stanthorpe and Inglewood), Tenterfield (and the New England Highway/A15, Casino (and the Summerland Way/B91), Lismore (and the Bangalow Road/B62), and the intersection with the Pacific Highway/A1 near Ballina.

By car
The Fossickers Way/B95 is sealed along its entire length. Roads to most other places are usually unsealed part or most of the way, although they should be driveable for 2-wheel-drive vehicles under normal driving conditions.

Driver rest areas
From south to north:



By coach
A NSW Trainlink coach service runs between Inverell and Tamworth to catch the long-distance trains at Tamworth. This coach stops in Alice Street, near the corner with Queen Street. Southbound coaches depart from here at 8:48AM W-M to Tamworth (Route 312) and northbound coaches depart 5:08PM W-M to Inverell (Route 311).

Bookings are essential - Coach drivers do not take payment or offer reservations.

By plane
Barraba is not serviced by any scheduled flights, however it has an airstrip 1.6 km to the southwest. Existing effective length 3000 feet. Bearings 20 degrees 30 minutes West of North. ICAO: YBBA. Communications: CTAF: 127.1, MISC: 119.6, MISC: 122.1



The nearest airport with scheduled services is at Tamworth.

Get around
Private transport is essential, as there is neither a taxi service nor a local bus service. The nearest rental car agencies are in Tamworth, Gunnedah, and Narrabri and have low to high range vehicles. However, you could walk within the town centre.

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Go next

 * Bingara - north of Barraba: 62 km via B95 (northbound) (42 min)
 * Warialda - north of Barraba: 106 km via B95 (northbound), continue through Bingara (1 hr 15 min)
 * Yetman - north of Barraba: 185 km via B95 (northbound), Bingara, Warialda, Warialda Road/B95 (2 hr 3 min)
 * Bundarra - northeast of Barraba: 68 km via B95 (northbound), turn right onto Woodsreef Road, pass Adams Lookout on the right, turn left onto Macintyre Road, turn right onto Gulf Creek Road, turn left onto Bundarra Road, pass the turn-off to Bonnay-Linton road on the right and continue ahead as Barraba Road, at Bundarra continue ahead around the bend to the right as Oliver Street (58 min)
 * Tingha - northeast of Barraba: 104 km via B95 (northbound), turn right onto Woodsreef Road, pass Adams Lookout on the right, turn Left onto Macintyre Road, turn right onto Gulf Creek Road, turn left onto Bundarra Road, pass the turn-off to Bonnay-Linton road on the right and continue ahead as Barraba Road, at Bundarra continue ahead around the bend to the right as Oliver Street, in Bundarra turn left onto Bendemeer Street/Thunderbolts Way, turn right onto Howell Road (1 hr 24 min)
 * Inverell - northeast of Barraba: 136 km via B95 (northbound), through Bingara, turn right onto Delungra Road, turn right onto Delungra Bypass Road, turn right onto Gwydir Highway (1 hr 33 min); 153 km via B95 (northbound), through Bingara, turn right onto Copeton Dam Road, pass Copeton Dam on the right, turn right onto Gwydir Highway (1hr 53 min); 114 km via B95 (northbound), turn right onto Woodsreef Road, pass Adams Lookout on the right, turn left into Macintyre Road, turn right onto Gulf Creek Road, turn left onto Bundarra Road, in Bundarra turn left onto Thunderbolts Way, pass through Gilgai (1 hr 32 min)
 * Glen Innes - northeast of Barraba: 205 km via Fossickers Way/B95 (northbound), Bingara, turn right onto Delungra Road, pass the Myall Creek Memorial site on the left, continue straight ahead on the Bingara Road, turn right onto Inverell Street/Gwydir Highway at Delungra, continue through Inverell, continue on the Gwydir Highway (2 hr 31 min)
 * Armidale - east of Barraba: 146 km via B95 (northbound), turn right onto Woodsreef Road, pass Adams Lookout on the right, turn left onto Macintyre Road, turn right onto Gulf Creek Road, turn left onto Bundarra Road, in Bundarra turn right onto Thunderbolts Way, turn right onto Bundarra Road, turn right onto Miller Street, turn left onto Kentucky Street/Uralla Road/B78 (1 hr 52 min)
 * Manilla - south of Barraba: 47 km via B95 (southbound) (33 min)
 * Tamworth - south of Barraba: 92 km via B95 (southbound) through Manilla (1hr 9 min)
 * Gunnedah - southwest of Barraba: 92 km via B95 (southbound), turn right onto Longarm Road, pass the Hobden Road turn-off on the left and continue ahead as Kelvin Road, cross the Namoi River Bridge (1 hr 18 min); 117 km via B95 (southbound), in Manilla turn right into Market Street then left into River Street, pass the Manilla Showgrounds on the right and continue ahead as Rushes Creek Road, pass Keepit Dam on the right, turn right onto the Oxley Highway/B56, turn right at the roundabout onto the Kamilaroi Highway (1 hr 25 min)
 * Boggabri - southwest of Barraba: 92 km via Fossickers Way/B95 (southbound), turn right into Longarm Road, pass the Hobden Road turn-off on the left and continue ahead as Kelvin Road, turn right onto Rangari Road, cross the Namoi River bridge (1 hr 13 min)
 * Narrabri - west of Barraba: 129 km via Fossickers Way/B95 (northbound), turn left onto Horton Road at Cobbadah, pass through Uper Horton and cross the Horton River bridge, turn left onto the Killarney Gap Road, continue through twisty, turning, hair-pin bend section passing Sawn Rocks on the left, turn left onto the Newell Highway/A39 (1 hr 39 min)
 * Moree - northwest of Barraba: 162 km via B95 (northbound), in Bingara turn left onto Cunningham Street then right onto West Street/Gwydir Terrace then turn left onto Herbert Street/Elcombe Road, continue on Elcombe Road over the Horton River bridge, turn left onto the Gwydir Highway and continue through Gravesend, pass Biniguy on the left, pass the Terry Hie Hie Road turn-off on the left, (1 hr 51 min); 145 km via Fossickers Way/B95 (northbound), turn left onto Horton Road at Cobbadah, pass through Uper Horton and cross the Horton River bridge, turn right onto Terry Hie Hie Road, turn left onto Gwydir Highway (1 hr 56 min)