Baddaginnie, Victoria

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Badaginnie
Victoria
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Badaginnie
Coordinates 36°35′S145°52′E / 36.583°S 145.867°E / -36.583; 145.867
Population347 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 3670
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Euroa
Federal division(s) Indi

Baddaginnie is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the North East railway line, in the Rural City of Benalla, 12 kilometres south-west of Benalla itself on the old Hume Highway.

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It is situated in mainly flat unforested country, one kilometre west of Baddaginnie Creek. At the 2021 census, Baddaginnie had a population of 347. [2]

Etymology

This name was related to Sri Lankan labourers who worked in a railway line project in early 1900. Labourers didn't know English and they only used word "Baddaginnie" during the time of working. "Baddaginnie" meaning "බඩගිනි" in Sinhala. [3]

History

The town was surveyed in 1857, named after the nearby Baddaginnie Creek, but settlement was slow, a Post Office finally opening on 16 September 1879. [4] A railway station was open and served passengers until July 1978.

Although often mistaken for an Aboriginal word, Baddaginnie may have been named by a surveyor, J.G.W. Wilmot, who had spent some time in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), from baddaginnie (bada-gini - literally 'stomach on fire’), meaning "hungry" in the Sinhala language. [5]

Sport & Recreation

George "Joey" Palmer, the 1880s Australian test cricketer, died there on 22 August 1910.

Baddaginnie Football Club

Premierships

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baddaginnie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baddaginnie". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 May 2025. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ "Baddaginnie". www.benalla.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List , retrieved 11 April 2008
  5. ↑ Beatty, Bill (2 August 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "1909 - The Wednesdays: The Premiership Match". Euroa Advertiser (Vic). 3 September 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "1925 - Baddaginnie Premiers". Benalla Standard (Vic). 1 September 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 16 March 2024.


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