| Burragorang New South Wales |
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View of the Burragorang Valley |
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| LGA: | Wollondilly Shire |
| Region: | Macarthur |
Burragorang or Burragorang Valley is a locality in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, in Wollondilly Shire. It is home to Lake Burragorang which is impounded by Warragamba Dam. It is located within the Blue Mountains National Park - specifically the Nattai National Park.
In 1827 the town of Burragorang was established as a mining town and up to the 1960s was a major supplier of coal.[1] Moreover, lead and silver had also been mined in the valley until about 1927.
In the 1960s with the boom of Sydney's population, a dam was created on the Warragamba River creating the Warragamba Dam. Consequently, as Burragorang Valley was home to the Warragamba River, the dam turn the valley into the lake it is today and the town was lost underneath it.[1]
The area around Burragorang and Nattai had been home to numerous collieries from the 1920s to the 1990s such as the Nattai-Bulli, Oakleigh, Wollondlly, Nattai North and Valley collieries. It is estimated 72 million tonnes of coal was mined in the Burragorang-Natai region. [1]
Burragorang is home to a lookout over the valley and lake, and barbecue area.
Burragorang is said to derive from the words burro (meaning kangaroo) or booroon (small animal) and the word gang (meaning to hunt). Therefore, Burragorang is believe to mean place to hunt kangaroo or place to hunt small animals.[1]
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