History
Prior to European settlement, the Aboriginal inhabitants of the Deniliquin area were the Barapa Baraba people.
In 1843 the entrepreneur and speculator Benjamin Boyd acquired land in the vicinity of present-day Deniliquin (probably via his agent Augustus Morris). The location was known as The Sandhills, but Boyd (or Morris) named it Deniliquin after ‘Denilakoon’, a local Aborigine famed for his wrestling prowess. An inn and a punt were established on the site in the period 1845-47 and the town site was surveyed in 1848 and gazetted in 1850. Deniliquin Post Office opened on 1 January 1850.
In 1853, William John Wills of the Burke and Wills expedition worked as a shepherd at the Royal Bank sheep station near Deniliquin.
As Deniliquin was established on the convergence of major stock routes between the colonies of Queensland, New South Wales and the Victorian gold rush centres of Victoria, it soon became an important river crossing and the first bridge was built over the Edward River in 1861. The Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company built a private railway in 1879 to connect with Moama, across the Murray River from the busy river port of Echuca, connected by rail to Melbourne.
Wool growing quickly became a major industry and the area around Deniliquin was home to several Merino studs. In 1861, George Hall Peppin and his two sons, experienced English sheep breeders, established a Merino stud at Wanganella station, north of Deniliquin. There, the brothers developed the Peppin Merino, able to thrive in drier inland regions. Today, as many as 70 per cent of Merinos in Australia are said to be directly descended from these sheep.
In the 1860s, Deniliquin was the centre of a short-lived campaign by wealthy pastoralists including Peppin, George Desailly, Robert Landale and William Brodribb for secession from New South Wales Act (NSW) saw the name of the council changed from the Municipality of Deniliquin to the Deniliquin Council.
Large-scale irrigation schemes came to the Deniliquin area with the establishment of the Deniboota and Denimein Irrigation Districts in 1938 and the Berriquin Irrigation District in 1939, using water diverted from the Murray River at Lake Mulwala through the Mulwala Canal. An ample and reliable water supply led to the development of water intensive industries such as rice growing.
During the Second World War, RAAF Station Deniliquin was home to No. 7 Service Flying Training School RAAF. It was also a final disbanding site for squadrons returning from active duty against the Japanese in the Pacific.
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The following extract is from my database NSW Residents Vol. 3.. To date there are 103 entries for Deniliquin.. If you are interested contact me at txcallaghan@gmail.com
| ID | Place | Salary/Pension/Rent of lease | First Name | Surname | Notes 1 | Occupation | Year | Appoint/Reg /Pension Start | 1st Appoint/Date purchase | Sources/ Notes 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12669 | Deniliquin | – | Alfred William Finch | Noyes | – | Medical practitioner – certificate no. 573. | 1885 | 6/10/1863 | NSW Medical Board; Eng. 1857. | |
| 12764 | Deniliquin | – | Edward | Arbon | Pretty pine | – | 1881 | Sands 1881 – 82 | ||
| 13589 | Deniliquin | – | Mary Ann | Brookman | Accidentally killed by a kick from a horse eight miles from Deniliqun; Coroner or Magistrate was A.W.F. Noyes | – | Date of death 19.10.1869 | Source :1870 .Return of Sudden Deaths, or Deaths by Accident or Violence on which Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires have been held | ||
| 14340 | Deniliquin | 332.8.4. * | Richard | Marum | * Gross amount of Assets realized by Assignees. Ref. No: 18420 | Butcher | 1885 | Government Gazette 1885 – Insolvent Estates. | ||
| 14406 | Deniliquin | – | W. G. | Middlemiss | Moona | Selector | 1890 | Sands 1889 – 90 | ||
| 16808 | Deniliquin | – | Robert | Gill | Natural causes; Coroner or Magistrate was A.W.F. Noyes | – | Date of death 20.2.1870 | Source :1870 .Return of Sudden Deaths, or Deaths by Accident or Violence on which Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires have been held | ||
| 19144 | Deniliquin | – | George F. | Scott P. M. | The Murray District | Guardian of Minors | 1889 | V.& P.- Blue Book 1890. Appointment as Guardians of Minors to give consent in cases of marriages in NSW. | ||
| 19145 | Deniliquin | – | James | Watson | The Murray District | Guardian of Minors | 1889 | V.& P.- Blue Book 1890. Appointment as Guardians of Minors to give consent in cases of marriages in NSW. | ||
| 20312 | Deniliquin | – | Osborne | Wilshire | Fisheries Dept.- Inland Waters | Assistant Inspector of Fisheries | 1892 | V. & P. Legislative Assembly 1893; Appendices from Commissioners of Fisheries for NSW 1892 – Staff | ||
| 20593 | Deniliquin | £26.0.0. | H. | Hawkins | Office for Resident Engineer – Roads & Bridges Branch. | Landlord – Owner of premises rented by Department of Public Works. | 1893 | V. & P. Leg. Assembly NSW 1893 – Return of Premises rented by Government. Department of Public Works. |