Bulgandry, New South Wales

Bulgandry is a village community in the central part of the Riverina. By road it is about 6 kilometres southeast of Rand and 12 kilometres north west of Walbundrie.

Bulgandry New South Wales
Entry sign
Bulgandry
Coordinates	35°37′S 146°37′E
Postcode(s)	2642
Elevation	159 m (522 ft)
Location	551 km (342 mi) from Sydney 73 km (45 mi) from Albury 12 km (7 mi) from Walbundrie 6 km (4 mi) from Rand[1] 12 km (7 mi) from Walbundrie
LGA(s)	Greater Hume Shire Council
County	Hume
State electorate(s)	Albury

Bulgandry aboriginal site

History

The place name Bulgandry is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "boomerang in hand".^[2]

Walbundrie Reefs Post Office opened on 1 July 1875, was renamed Bulgandry in 1900 and closed in 1975.^[3]

The Walbundrie Football Association Australian rules football competition existed for one season only, 1914, consisting of the following clubs – Bulgandra, Burrumbuttock, Walbundrie and Walla. Bulgandra: 5.4 – 34 defeated Walla: 4.8 – 32 in the grand final.^[4]

A fatal shooting occurred in Bulgandry on Saturday 8 February 1919. Bulgandra Hotel licensee Mrs. Mary Josephine Devlin, was shot in the right arm with a shotgun at 11 pm by a man at the hotel, shattering her arm. She was brought to Albury early on Sunday morning and her arm was amputated; she died at 1 pm. She was shot by Patrick Lawrence Gleeson, who had been living at the hotel and had developed a relationship with her. Gleeson was tried and sentenced to 15 years in Goulburn Gaol.