11-440: Bookham may refer to: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Bookham, New South Wales United Kingdom [ edit ] Dorset [ edit ] Bookham, Dorset Bookham Knoll , an elevation near Buckland Newton Surrey [ edit ] Great Bookham Bookham railway station Little Bookham Bookham Commons Bookham Lodge,
22-480: A historic manor house near Stoke d'Abernon Other uses [ edit ] Bookham F.C. , a football club in Great Bookham, England Bookham Inc. , later Oclaro, an American manufacturer of optical components Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bookham . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
33-778: A mostly– perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin , is located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales , Australia . Formed by the confluence of the Illalong and Bogolong Creeks, the Jugiong Creek (technically a river ) rises in the Burrinjuck State Forest near the locality of llalong Creek, on the south western slopes of
44-564: Is a small village and rural locality in the South West Slopes and Riverina regions of New South Wales , Australia in Yass Valley Shire . It is about 29 km west of Yass on the Hume Highway . The general grazing area which now encompasses the village of Bookham was originally collectively called Bogolong and childhood memories of the races at Bogalong Racetrack inspired Banjo Paterson to write his poem Old Pardon
55-505: The 2016 census , Bookham had a population of 161 people. 82.7% of people were born in Australia and 87.7% of people spoke only English at home. Owing to Bookham's location in between the western slopes of New South Wales and the dividing range, west of Conroys Gap, it varies greatly in seasonal maximum temperatures with a distinct winter rainfall peak. Falls of snow are by no means uncommon. Jugiong Creek The Jugiong Creek ,
66-577: The Post Office had a number of homes, its most recent has now been turned into a café, Barney's of Bookham. There are two churches: the Uniting Church ( c. 1926) and St. Columba's Catholic Church, ( c. 1910) still standing in the town. St Columba's Catholic Church has been transformed into stylish accommodation for up to 8 people. Now called The Old Bookham Church it has been lovingly restored in keeping with its heritage. At
77-522: The Son of Reprieve . The name change came about in 1839 when Lady Jane Franklin , wife of John Franklin , the Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land between 1837 and 1843, became the first European woman to travel overland from Port Phillip to Sydney and stayed in the area in 1839. Shortly after a design for the village at Cum bookam bookinah near Bogolong was drawn up and that name
88-421: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bookham&oldid=1255909391 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bookham, New South Wales Bookham
99-542: The locality of Bookham, along Burringjuck Road, was a part of a proposed site for the national capital city of Australia, known as Mahkoolma . Had that proposed site been adopted, the village of Bookham would have become a part of the capital territory. Bookham Post Office opened on 1 September 1864, following the establishment of a mail run from Tumut in 1882. This involved crossing the Murrumbidgee at Roche's crossing. Bookham Post Office closed in 1993. While
110-564: The police focusing on cars. Iron was smelted from locally mined iron ore at a site on Jugiong Creek approximately 3 km north of Bookham in 1874, by the Bogolong Iron Mining Company. Remnants of the blast furnace still exist, one of only three 19th-Century blast furnace ruins in Australia and the only one in New South Wales. It is included in the N.S.W. heritage database. The southern extremity of
121-440: Was shortened either through general usage or by design to the current name of Bookham. The name Bookham was being used officially, by August 1839. There is an urban legend of the town once being a frequent spot for hiding police to 'book em' motorists speeding through town. Further to the legend, truck drivers would jettison some of their goods (e.g. a newspaper from a paper truck) next to the hiding spot before speeding off, hence
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