Baddaginnie is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the North East railway line, in the Rural City of Benalla, 12 kilometres south-west of Benalla itself on the old Hume Highway.
| Badaginnie Victoria | |
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 Shop, no longer operating; a wall with post office boxes is in the foreground with the post box and public phone | |
  Badaginnie | |
| Coordinates | 36°35′S 145°52′E / 36.583°S 145.867°E |
| Population | 308 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3670 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | |
| State electorate(s) | Euroa |
| Federal division(s) | Indi |
It is situated in mainly flat unforested country, one kilometre west of Baddaginnie Creek. At the 2016 census, Baddaginnie and the surrounding area had a population of 308.[1]
This name was related to Sri Lankan labourers who worked in a railway line project in early 1900. Labourers didn't know English and they only used word "Baddaginnie" during the time of working. "Baddaginnie" meaning "බඩගිනි" in Sinhala.
History
editThe town was surveyed in 1857, named after the nearby Baddaginnie Creek, but settlement was slow, a Post Office finally opening on 16 September 1879.[2] A railway station was open and served passengers until July 1978.
Although often mistaken for an Aboriginal word, Baddaginnie may have been named by a surveyor, J.G.W. Wilmot, who had spent some time in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), from baddaginnie (bada-gini - literally 'stomach on fire’), meaning "hungry" in the Sinhala language.[3]
Sport & Recreation
editGeorge "Joey" Palmer, the 1880s Australian test cricketer, died there on 22 August 1910.
Baddaginnie Football Club
edit- Premierships
References
edit- ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Baddaginnie". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ Beatty, Bill (2 August 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "1909 - The Wednesdays: The Premiership Match". Euroa Advertiser (Vic). 3 September 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "1925 - Baddaginnie Premiers". Benalla Standard (Vic). 1 September 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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