Dirnaseer, New South Wales

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Dirnaseer
New South Wales
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Dirnaseer
Coordinates 34°38′S147°46′E / 34.633°S 147.767°E / -34.633; 147.767
Population170 (2006 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2666
Elevation299 m (981 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Junee Shire
County Clarendon
State electorate(s) Cootamundra
Federal division(s) Riverina

Dirnaseer is a locality in the north east part of the Riverina and situated about 42 kilometres south east of Temora and 50 kilometres west of Cootamundra. At the 2006 census, Dirnaseer had a population of 170 people. [1] [2]

History

"Dirnaseer" was the name of an extensive sheep run operated by Henry Scott & Sons, later Scott Bros. (Murray and Percy) from 1906 [3] to around November 1919, [4] when they sold it to the State Government for subdivision into soldier-settler blocks.

The property "Dirnaseer" adjoined part of George Main's property "Retreat"; George and his brother Hugh Main, who owned a separate part of "Retreat" were well disposed towards the soldier-settlers, and were instrumental in getting the Soldiers' Hall started. [5] Dirnaseer Hall was opened on 15 October 1924 with a dance floor area 40 by 30 feet (12.2 m × 9.1 m), plus kitchen and ladies' change room. [6]

In 1940 George Main's daughter Mary married Clive Caldwell at the Dirnaseer chapel. The reception was held the previous day at the Albion Hotel, Cootamundra, to cater for their large number of friends, far more than could be accommodated in a tiny country chapel.

Information is needed as to what extent "Dirnaseer" station is congruent with the locality.

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Dirnaseer (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  2. "Dirnaseer". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 August 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Sheep at Melbourne Show". The Farmer and Settler . Vol. I, no. 32. New South Wales, Australia. 12 September 1906. p. 10. Retrieved 11 July 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Advertising". Cootamundra Herald . New South Wales, Australia. 14 November 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 12 July 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Fete at "The Retreat"". Cootamundra Herald . New South Wales, Australia. 24 March 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 11 July 2019 via National Library of Australia. The Main brothers arrived in the area around the same time as the Scott brothers, in each case having previously succeeded in South Australia.
  6. "Dirnaseer's Hall". Cootamundra Herald . New South Wales, Australia. 1 September 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 12 July 2019 via National Library of Australia. The expressions "Soldiers' Hall" and "Memorial Hall" had been largely dropped for "Dirnaseer Hall"


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