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==History== [[File:NarranderaPostOffice2.JPG|thumb|Narrandera Post Office]] [[File:Sturt Memorial on Sturt Place in Narrandera (2).jpg|thumb|[[Charles Sturt]] memorial on the [[Murrumbidgee River]]]] Narrandera is a river town with a rich heritage. Captain [[Charles Sturt]] is credited with being the first European to observe the area that later was to become known as Narrandera. However Sturt, who passed through the district on 12 December 1829, was not the first explorer to cast eyes on the Murrumbidgee River. The upper Murrumbidgee, the "Big Water", was first noted in April 1821 by [[Charles Throsby]]. The name ''Narrandera'' is derived from the [[Wiradjuri language|Wiradjuri]] word ''nharrang'', meaning "[[frill-necked lizard]]".<ref>{{cite book |last=McNicol |first=Sally |author2=Hosking, Dianne |year=1994 |chapter=Wiradjuri |title=Macquarie Aboriginal Words |location=Sydney |publisher=Macquarie Library |pages=98}}</ref> and the name of the local Narrungderah clan. === Massacre of Narrungderah people === The local [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] people of the [[Wiradjuri]] nation, were all but destroyed by settlement, disease brought by [[European settlement of Australia|European settlers]], and clashes with the settlers. The last blow was a massacre of the remainder of the Narrungderah clan by a small group of European settlers near what is now referred to as Massacre, or Murdering Island, and is known to have left only one survivor.<ref name="NarranderaShireCouncilHistory">{{cite web|year=2005 |url=http://www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au/about/1012/1033.html |title=History of Narrandera |publisher=[[Narrandera Shire|Narrandera Shire Council]] |access-date=30 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821142049/http://www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au/about/1012/1033.html |archive-date=21 August 2006 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> The people of the Wiradjuri nation who now reside in Narrandera make up ten percent of the population of the town, and predominantly came from the regions south and west of Narrandera, but were dislocated by colonial expansion. === Settlement === Narrandera had its first recorded mention as a pastoral station or "run" (Narrandera Run) in 1848, at which time the property held by Edward Flood comprised approximately {{convert|76800|acres|ha|-2|order=flip}}. In 1850, surveyor [[James Larmer]] reserved a site for what would later become Narrandera.<ref>{{Cite web|last=DOWD.|first=B. T.|date=1935|title=The Genesis of Narrandera. (Journal and Proceedings Vol. 21 Part. 2)|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-596605930|access-date=2020-08-23|website=Trove|publisher=Royal Australian Historical Society|page=48|language=en}}</ref> The township developed in the early 1860s. Gillenbah [[post office]] opened nearby on 1 March 1859 and was replaced by the Narrandera office in 1861. A Gillenbah office was open from 1881 to 1892 and from 1906 to 1941.<ref name="PostOffice">{{cite web|work=Phoenix Auctions history|title=Post office list|url=http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&filter=*Narrandera*|access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref> The Borough of Narrandera was constituted by proclamation dated 17 March 1885, and gazetted the following day. The centenary of Local Government in Narrandera was celebrated in 1985. ===1945 RAAF crash=== On 3 September 1945, a [[Royal Australian Air Force]] [[Bristol Beaufighter]] assigned to [[No. 92 Squadron RAAF|No. 92 Squadron]] crashed into the canal at the western end of the town during a joy flight, killing all seven people on board.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42475987 |title=SEVEN AIRMEN KILLED. |newspaper=[[The Cairns Post|Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954)]] |location=Qld. |date=5 September 1945 |access-date=11 January 2014 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> === 2013 sesquicentenary === A celebratory weekend event to mark Narrandera's [[sesquicentenary]], named ''Back to Narrandera 1863 to 2013'', was held in early October 2013. The [[Governor of New South Wales]], [[Marie Bashir]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC|CVO}}, who was born in Narrandera, opened the celebrations at a luncheon. During her speech of proclamation she acknowledged the indigenous custodians of the land, and noted that the name ''Narrandera'' is a [[Wiradjuri]] word for "the place of lizard or goanna". Bashir informed the luncheon guests that 150 years ago 'on this site on the Murrumbidgee River, the beautiful place was officially proclaimed as a town named Narrandera'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.narranderra.com.au/images/detpro.pdf|type=PDF|title=2013 sesquicentenary|work=Visit Narrandera|publisher=[[Narrandera Shire|Narrandera Shire Council]]}}{{dead link|date=January 2015}}</ref> Included on the program of events and activities for the celebrations were the Parkside Cottage Museum was open for most of the weekend and displayed many historical artefacts, including archival resources about the P.S. ''Wagga Wagga''; the Murrumbidgee Sheepdog Championships were held; there were Narrandera Cemeteries Heritage Walks; a cocktail party; and a Chinese exhibition. There was also a Railway Memorabilia Display with Vintage Train Rides and the John O'Brien Heritage House was opened to the public; there was a vintage film evening; a classic ball; a ''Back to the 60's Dance''; the [[Lions Club]] held a recovery breakfast; and a ''Ye Olde Town Picnic'' followed; with other events, including a [[Country Women's Association|CWA]] Devonshire Tea; a farmers' market; and a time capsule was sealed and placed under the Narrandera Clock Tower. The new Rocky Waterholes Bridge was also opened.
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