Boggabri

Boggabri (population 856 in 2016) is a village in the New England region in New South Wales, Australia.

Understand


Boggabri is on the Kamilaroi Highway between Gunnedah to the south and Narrabri to the north. Boggabri was built 20 km to the south in the 1830s, but the settlement was relocated after a flood to its present site in the 1860s. The European explorers John Oxley (in 1818) and Allan Cunningham (in 1827) passed through the area. John Clarke, an escaped convict from the Hunter region, had settled with the local Aboriginal people by 1826. The first farm in the district was established by 1835. The name of the village comes from the Gamilaraay word bagaaybaraay, meaning "having creeks", possibly referring to the nearby Namoi River. Wheat, wool, and cotton are farmed in the district, and there are large reserves of coal nearby. Boggabri is in the Narrabri Shire Local Government Area.

By car
Boggabri is on the Kamilaroi Highway/B51, 39 km north-west of Gunnedah and 58 km south-east from Narrabri. The Oxley Highway/B56 heads east from Gunnedah to Tamworth (115 km from Boggabri, 77 km from Gunnedah).

By train
Trains run from Sydney to Moree daily (Route 243), departing Central Station in Sydney at 9:30AM, arriving at Werris Creek at 14:57PM, at Gunnedah at 3:15PM, at Boggabri at 4:10PM, at Narrabri at 4:52PM, and arriving at Moree at 6PM.

The train departs Moree daily (Route 244) at 8:05AM, arriving at Narrabri at 8:45AM, at Boggabri at 9:47AM, at Gunnedah at 10:14AM, at Werris Creek at 11:05AM, and arriving at Central Station in Sydney at 4:39PM.

It is possible to change trains at Werris Creek for services to Tamworth and Armidale, however bookings are not available from Werris Creek Railway Station itself, so reservations need to be made long before departure. The service (Route 233) departs Werris Creek daily at 2:57PM, arrives at Tamworth at 3:37PM, and arrives at Armidale at 5:35PM. The service (Route 224) departs Armidale at 8:19AM, arrives at Tamworth at 10:06AM, and arrives at Werris Creek at 11:07AM before continuing on to Sydney.

A timetable and map can be downloaded here. Bookings are essential.

By plane
The nearest airports with regularly scheduled flights are at Narrabri (via Link Airways), Gunnedah, and Tamworth.

Get around
Private transport is essential, as there is no taxi service or local bus service.

The nearest car rental agencies are in Narrabri, Gunnedah, and Tamworth.

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Banks and ATMs
There are no banks in Boggabri. The nearest banks are in Gunnedah and Narrabri. It is advisable to obtain cash before departing for Boggabri, and to use EFTPOS wherever possible once there.

Go next

 * Baan Baa: north of Boggabri - 20 km via Kamilaroi Highway (20 min)
 * Narrabri: north of Boggabri - 58 km via Baan Baa, Kamilaroi Highway (42 min)
 * Moree: north of Boggabri - 156 km via Kamilaroi Highway, Narrabri, Newell Highway (1 hr 56 min)
 * Barraba: north-east of Boggabri - 120 km (mostly unsealed) via Rangari Road, Manilla, turn left onto Fossickers Way/B95 (1hr 24 min); 91 km (mostly unsealed) via Rangari Road, turn left onto Kelvin Road, turn left at Fossickers Way/B95 (1 hr 14 min)
 * Manilla: east of Boggabri - 76 km via Rangari Road (unsealed road) (56 min); 160 km via Kamilaroi Highway, Gunnedah, Oxley Highway, Tamworth, Fossickers Way (sealed road) (2 hr)
 * Gunnedah: south-east of Boggabri - 39 km via Kamilaroi Highway (29 min)
 * Tamworth: south-east of Boggabri - 115 km via Kamilaroi Highway, Gunnedah, Oxley Highway (1 hr 34 min)
 * Quirindi: south-east of Boggabri - 121 km via Kamilaroi Highway, Gunnedah, Kamilaroi Highway, turn left at Loder Street (1 hr 19 min)
 * Willow Tree: south-east of Boggabri - 136 km via Kamilaroi Highway, Gunnedah, Kamilaroy Highway, turn right at Loder Street at Quirindi, turn right at New England Highway (1 hr 37 min)
 * Coonabarabran: southwest of Boggabri - 119 km via Grain Valley Road (partly unsealed), turn right onto Oxley Highway/A56 through Mulalley, continue straight ahead on Newell Highway/A39 (1 hr 18 min); 145 km (sealed) via Kamilaroi Highway (south), Gunnedah, Oxley Highway, Mulalley (1 hr 38 min)
 * Wee Waa: north-west of Boggabri - 99 km via Kamilaroi Highway, Baan Baa, Narrabri, Kamilaroi Highway (1 hr 9 min)
 * Burren Junction: north-west of Boggabri - 149 km via Kamilaroi Highway, Baan Baa, Narrabri, Kamilaroi Highway, Wee Waa (1 hr 43 min)
 * Walgett: north-west of Boggabri - 242 km via Kamilaroi Highway, Baan Baa, Narrabri, Kamilaroi Highway, Wee Waa, Burren Junction, turn left onto Castlereagh Highway (2 hr 43 min)