Editing Narrandera (section)

=== 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.