Brocklesby, New South Wales

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Brocklesby New South Wales
Brocklesby community hotel
Population:	439 (within 7km radius)[1]
Postcode:	2642
Elevation:	250 m
Location:	567 km from Sydney 45 km from Albury 22 km from Howlong 16 km from Walbundrie [2]
LGA:	Greater Hume Shire
County:	Hume
State District:	Albury
Federal Division:	Farrer

Brocklesby is a small village situated 45 kilometres north west of Albury and 76 kilometres west of Holbrook in Greater Hume Shire Council in the Riverina area of New South Wales. Nearby neighbours are Walbundrie to the north and Howlong to the south.

Contents 1 Historical significance 2 Avro Anson plane crash 3 Brocklesby today 4 References

[edit] Historical significance

Brocklesby village was once a main railway centre used for the transportation of grain. Nowadays the grain silos are all that remain and grain is transported by road truck. The area is now characterised by sheep, cattle and grain farmland.

Tom Roberts painted his celebrated masterpiece Shearing the Rams on a Sheep station near Brocklesby. ^[3]

[edit] Avro Anson plane crash

The area is also infamous for a historical crash landing of two twin-engine Avro Anson training planes which collided overhead and became entangled with one plane sitting on top of the other. The three crew members of the top plan parachuted to safety whilst Flying Officer Leonard Graham, the pilot of the bottom plane undertook a daring and heroic flight of 8 kilometres before belly landing the two planes single-handed in a paddock approximately 11 kilometres from the town.^[4]

[edit] Brocklesby today

Brocklesby, although having only a very small population prides itself on having an active community, including a long-standing pigeon club. Town buildings include the public hall, a recreation reserve, local primary school and pre-school, and since 2000 a public hotel which is owned by the Greater Hume Shire Council and operates under a community licence.

[edit] References

1. ^ www.fallingrain.com Brocklesby
2. ^ Travelmate
3. ^ Tom Roberts & Brocklesby link
4. ^ Avro Anson plane crash including images

Coordinates: 35°48′S 146°41′E