Booborowie

The township of Booborowie, so named after the Ngadjuri, word for “round water hole”, is in a rolling valley to the North West of Burra.

In 1843, brothers and Doctors, William and James Browne, took up the Booborowie run as squatters. In 1851 they purchased a 14 year Crown lease with a rental of 15 shillings a square mile. Once the land was surveyed in 1863, the brothers purchased 46,978 acres at an average price of one pound, four shillings per acre.

Initially the town was intended as a much larger service and commercial centre, however this did not eventuate. In the 1860’s an eating house and stables were built to cater for the needs of the Cobb and Co stage coaches making their way between Adelaide and Blinman in the Flinders Ranges.

Today Booborowie is a quiet and relaxed village, nestled between smooth hills and rolling pastures.

A town walk brochure is available from the Burra Visitor Centre.

Access to Booborowie from Burra

Booborowie is only a 20 minute drive from Burra. Visitors are encouraged to take the Barrier Highway north from Burra, turning left at the Spalding Road, and then right into the township.