Barrallier is a historical locality near the
Southern Highlands of
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
,
Australia
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, in
Upper Lachlan Shire
Upper Lachlan Shire is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in February 2004 from Crookwell Shire and parts of Mulwaree, Gunning Shire, Gunni ...
. The area was named after engineer and explorer
Francis Barrallier
Francis Louis Barrallier (19 October 1773 – 11 June 1853) was a French-born explorer of Australia.
Life and career
Francis Barrallier was born in Toulon, France, on 19 October 1773, and baptised Louis Francois Barralier. revolutionary roy ...
. The name was changed in 1915 from Talloweena, due to a request by a local for suggestions of a new name from historians.
There is no postcode listed for
Barrallier.
The locality is around the confluence of
Murruin Creek with the
Wollondilly River
The Wollondilly River, an Australian perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury Nepean catchment, is located in the Southern Tablelands and Southern Highlands regions of New South Wales. The river meanders from its western slopes near Cr ...
and is the site of an old ford on the Wollondilly. It is downstream from Goodman's Ford,
where the Wombeyan Caves Road crosses the Wollondilly. It once had a post office.
It was designated as a 'historical locality' in 1997.
References
Towns of the Southern Highlands (New South Wales)
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