Hopefield is a rural community in the central south part of the

Riverina The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation ...

. It is situated by road, about 12 kilometres south west of

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and 12 kilometres north east of

Corowa Corowa is a town in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is on the bank of the Murray River, the border between New South Wales and Victoria, opposite the Victorian town of Wahgunyah. It is the largest town in the Federation Council a ...

. At the

2006 census 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

, Hopefield had a population of 308 people.

History

Hopefield Post Office opened on 1 October 1882 and closed in 1954. In 1915, the Hopefield Hotel was built by local builder, J Mills and was situated right near the Railway Station. In 1946, the Hopefield Hotel, a brick building was completely destroyed by fire. In 1948, the transfer of the Hopefield Hotel's liquor license to Forster, NSW was refused, then in 1953, the license transfer was finally approved to a new hotel in Forster.

Sports and recreation

The Hopefield Football Club was established in 1922 and played in the Coreen & District Football Association for that one season only. After a 21 year break Hopefield FC reformed in 1943 to play several games against the Corowa Royals FC in the "Corowa Hostelry Premiership" competition. In 1944, Hopefield FC played in the Coreen & District Patriotic Football Association and lost their semi final match to Rennie. Hopefield FC played in the Coreen & District Junior Football League in 1945, then in 1946 they joined the

Coreen & District Football League The Coreen & District Football League was an Australian rules football competition in the Coreen district of the Riverina in New South Wales, initially formed in 1909. The netball competition commenced in 1972 in line with the football fixture ...

when it was re-formed, with Hopefield FC played in this competition up until 1949, when they merged with Buraja for the 1950 Coreen & DFA season to form the Hopefield Buraja FC. In 1948, Hopefield FC captain-coach, Ray Warford won the Charles Wilson Medal for the best and fairest player in the

. Hopefield Buraja won senior

football premierships in - 1950, 1960, 1973, 1982, 1995 and 1996, Hopefield Buraja "Bulldogs" FC went into recess in 2004 and 2005, then in 2006 merged with Coreen Daysdale United FC to form the Coreen Daysdale Hopefield Buraja United "Saints" FC (CDHBUFC) and won the 2006 and 2007 Coreen & DFL premierships. In 2008 CDHBUFC joined the

Hume Football League The Hume Australian Football Netball League (HFNL), often shortened to Hume Football League, is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing twelve clubs based in the South West Slopes and southern Riverina regions of New South ...

after the Coreen & DFL folded. They are now known as "The Power" and wear a black, white and teal blue jumper. The Hopefield Cricket Club was formed in September, 1921, with Mr. J Norman elected as President.

Notes and references

External links

Hopefield Railway Siding

The Totem Poles of Ouyen United: Travels in Country Footy...By Paul Daffey

1960 - Coreen FL Premiers: Hopefield Buraja FC team photo

Hopefield Buraja FNC: 1995 & 1996 premiership reunion
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