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As a result of the geography of Narrabri and the surrounding areas, Narrabri township was quite prone to flooding and fire. Recently, changes have been made to the river flow to improve overall safety.

It is the centre of a major cotton-growing industry. Other agricultural industries in the area include wheat, beef and lamb. Nearby attractions are Mount Kaputar National Park, the Australia Telescope Compact Array at the Paul Wild Observatory (administered by the CSIRO) and a number of agricultural centres. Just to the south of town is the Pilliga Forest, the largest remnant temperate forest in Eastern Australia. This will be where the Narrabri Coal Seam Gas Project is going to be located and west along from Narrabri to Yarrie Lake, which will be surrounded by 450 gas well pads with 850 gas wells over the next 20 years if the project goes ahead. Narrabri also has The Crossing Theatre, a 1,000-seat auditorium and cinema complex.

History

Before the arrival of the Europeans in the early 19th century, Narrabri was the home of the Gamilaroi people, who still constitute a significant part of the local population. Narrabri derives its name from an early property in the district called the Narrabry Run. The name Narrabri is aboriginal in origin and has several possible meanings which include 'snake place', 'big creek' or 'Forked Sticks'.^[5]

In 1860, Narrabri was proclaimed a town and a year later, on 1 June 1861, Narrabri Post Office opened.^[6]^[7] Other buildings followed, with the hospital and the first courthouse (1864–65), the school (1868), the police station (1878–79) and post office (1879).^[6] During the 1880s the gaol and the second courthouse were built.^[6]

Heritage listings

Climate

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Over the years, Narrabri has had a number of weather stations run by the Bureau of Meteorology or other government agencies. Narrabri West Post Office made rainfall observations from the late 1800s.^[15] From June 1960 until August 2002, it observed and reported other weather elements such as temperature and wind speed. Since then it only reports rainfall.^[11] The current weather station for Narrabri is Narrabri Airport Automatic Weather Station (AWS), which began observations in 2001.^[12]

Significant weather events

On 4 January 1902 a severe thunderstorm, with large hail and destructive winds, struck the town, with many buildings either damaged or destroyed.^[13] The storm, which lasted only five minutes, was described as a 'cyclone'. One man died after being struck by lightning and another two people were injured by the storm.^[13]^[20] Damage caused by the storm was estimated to be around £3,000.^[14]

Media

Narrabri has a twice-weekly published newspaper, The Courier, one of the few remaining independent regional newspapers in Australia.

A local volunteer-run community radio station, 2MAX FM services the area, broadcasting on 91.3 MHz FM, from the nearby Mt Dowe, and is able to cover a very large area due to this altitude. The station started in 2006. 2MAX FM has a focus on country music and older listeners.

Transport

Regional airline Fly Corporate operates a regular scheduled air service to and from Brisbane.^[15] The town is also served by charter flights. It is almost equidistant from Brisbane and Sydney.

Railway station

Narrabri is an important centre for rail freight, with considerable infrastructure improvements since the mid-1990s.^[18]

Notable residents

References

1. ^Narrabri Shire, Courier Print, Narrabri
2. ^¹{{Census 2016 AUS|id=UCL114024 |name=Narrabri (Urban Centre) |accessdate=3 December 2017 |quick=on}}
3. ^Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. {{ISBN|1-876429-14-3}}
4. ^NSW Forecast Areas {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112022439/http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw/nsw-forecast-map.shtml |date=12 November 2009 }} Retrieved 30 October 2009
5. ^{{NSW GNR|id=ujKqoeZTMn|title=Narrabri|accessdate=13 April 2013}}
6. ^¹²{{cite web|title=Australian Heritage – Narrabri|url=http://www.heritageaustralia.com.au/search.php?state=NSW®ion=101&view=559|work=Historical Towns Directory|publisher=Heritage Australia Publishing|accessdate=13 April 2013}}
7. ^{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country= | accessdate = 5 May 2011}}
8. ^{{cite NSW SHR|5045707|Narrabri Gaol and Residence|hr=00344|fn=S90/03726/001 & HC 33172|accessdate=18 May 2018}}
9. ^{{cite AHD|105495|Narrabri Post Office and former Telegraph Office|fn=1/02/194/0004|accessdate=15 September 2018}}
10. ^¹{{BoM Aust stats|site_ref=cw_053030_All|site_name=Narrabri West Post Office|accessdate=13 April 2013|date=April 2013}}
11. ^¹{{cite web|title=Climatological Station Metadata – Narrabri West Post Office|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/metadata/pdf/siteinfo/IDCJMD0040.053030.SiteInfo.pdf|publisher=Bureau of Meteorology|accessdate=13 April 2013}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=Climatological Station Metadata – Narrabri Airport AWS|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/metadata/pdf/siteinfo/IDCJMD0040.054038.SiteInfo.pdf|publisher=Bureau of Meteorology|accessdate=13 April 2013}}
13. ^¹{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14432449 |title=A TERRIFIC CYCLONE. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=6 January 1902 |accessdate=13 April 2013 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
14. ^¹{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14463205 |title=THE NARRABRI CYCLONE. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=7 January 1902 |accessdate=13 April 2013 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
15. ^{{Cite news|url=https://flycorporate.com.au/booking/schedules/narrabri/|title=Narrabri {{!}} Fly Corporate|newspaper=Fly Corporate|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-01}}
16. ^Narrabri Railway Station. NSWrail.net. Accessed 1 April 2008.
17. ^{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|North West Region}}
18. ^Rail Traffic Resurgence at Narrabri Clark, Allan J. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, March 2000 pp83-91
19. ^{{cite web|title=Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics|url=http://www.ausport.gov.au/olym96/paraswim.html|publisher=Australian Sports Commission|accessdate=24 April 2013|archiveurl=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nph-wb/20000119130000/http://www.ausport.gov.au/olym96/paraswim.html|archivedate=19 January 2000}}