Bourke - NSW

Populated Place Town Service Station,Roadhouse Caravan Park Rubbish Bin,Tip Fuel Water Supply Toilet Pub Food,Shopping Camp Fee Police Station Medical Services Resort,Motel Point of Interest
Rating 3 Star Rating3 Reviews
Position DEG-30.089296 145.937408
DMS30º 05' 21.47" S 145º 56' 14.67" E
UTM 55 J 6670844mN 397604mE
Altitude110.75m
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Place Type

Population - Populated Place

Location

90.12kms West of Brewarrina - Driving 97.7 km (1 hour 9 mins)
93.17kms NorthEast of Louth - Driving 98.5 km (1 hour 9 mins)
156.53kms North of Cobar - Driving 160 km (1 hour 50 mins)
225.42kms South of Cunnamulla - Driving 257 km (2 hours 55 mins)

Address & Contact

23-25 Richard St
Bourke NSW 2840
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Information

Bourke is not merely a town but a region that is the figurative demarcation between Outback Australia and the east as anything to its west is referred to the ‘Back o Bourke’ a colloquial term etched deep in Australian language meaning to be a long way away from anything. On the contrary, may be far away from 'civilisation' but the further out you go, the closer you get to the essence of this land. Maybe that is what Lawson was alluding.

By the 1890's, Bourke was a major port for the transport of the southern Queensland and northern NSW wool clip that was transported down the Darling to the Murray River and onto Adelaide for ship transport overseas.

The Port of Bourke was the focus of the world’s wool industry with up to 80 riverboats servicing the region.

The opening of the rail system in Australia and the unreliability of the river flow saw the gradual demise of the 'River Highway' by the early 20th century.

This by no means spelled the end of Bourke and today it is a town that still, in essence, is the same it was back then; a town on the edge of the wilderness with great historical, cultural and geographic significance.

"if you know Bourke, you know Australia" so wrote the famous Australian poet Henry Lawson in 1882.
Text courtesy of Outback NSW Tourism

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Closest Weather Station

Cobar at 25/03:30pm EST
Distance from Bourke 155.32km S
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
17.4°C 12.8°C 34% 1.3°C 1025.3hPa 0.0mm SSW 15km/hr
8knots
20km/hr
11knots

Closest Climatic Station

Bourke Airport Aws
Distance from Bourke 6.07km N
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 37.235.332.628.0 22.718.818.421.2 25.629.332.235.6
Mean Min. °C 22.321.618.213.6 8.36.04.25.3 9.813.617.620.3
Mean Rain mm 20.938.935.630.3 25.228.013.212.7 13.726.141.726.3
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