Penarie, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Penarie
state = nsw


caption = Homebush Hotel
lga = Balranald Shire Council
postcode = 2715
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county = Caira
stategov = Murray-Darling
fedgov = Farrer
dist1 = 32
location1= Balranald

Penarie is a small settlement about 32 kilometres north of Balranald, in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Balranald Shire Council. Penarie is situated at a junction on the road between Balranald and Ivanhoe, where a branch road leads to Oxley. Penarie was formerly known as Homebush.

History

On 26 July 1877 Michael Dowdican made a conditional purchase of land at the Balranald-Ivanhoe-Oxley road junction and built the Homebush Hotel, which commenced operating in 1878. [ [http://www.balranald.nsw.gov.au/about/1088/1090.html ‘Outer Localities’] , Balranald Shire Council web-site (accessed 5 January 2007).]

Michael Dowdican held the license of the Homebush Hotel until 1896. From 1897 until at least 1900 the publican was William H. S. Wilkinson. [Lists of Hotel Licenses, "NSW Government Gazettes".]

Mrs. Catherine Prendergast, widow of Patrick Prendergast (a pioneer of Maude village), “conducted the Homebush Hotel for several years”. [‘Mrs. Catherine Prendergast’ (obituary), "Riverine Grazier", 1 October 1937, p. 1.]

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