Why Balranald?
Where the Sturt Highway crosses the Murrumbidgee. Every fact sourced.
- First female town clerk in NSW
Norma Male was appointed in 1944 as the first female town clerk in New South Wales.Source: Wikipedia
- Bridges over the Murrumbidgee
A lift-span bridge opened over the Murrumbidgee River at Balranald in April 1883. A concrete bridge carrying the Sturt Highway replaced it in 1973.Source: Wikipedia
- Limondale Solar Farm
The Limondale Solar Farm was Australia's largest solar generation facility when it opened in 2020.Source: Wikipedia
- Burke and Wills crossed here
The Burke and Wills expedition crossed the Murrumbidgee River at Balranald in 1860. The camels and two of the wagons crossed on the Mayall Street punt on 15 September 1860.Source: Wikipedia
- World Heritage in the shire
Mungo National Park, in Balranald Shire, is World Heritage listed.Source: Wikipedia
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