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Boree Creek 〔''Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3〕 is a town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located south west of the state capital, Sydney and west of the regional centre, Wagga Wagga. Boree Creek is situated in the Urana Shire local government area but is closer to the town of Lockhart. At the , Boree Creek and the surrounding area had a population of 212. Boree Creek Post Office opened on 1 August 1884 (it was closed between 1906 and 1911). Like many of the smaller towns of the Riverina, it has seen its population decline in recent years. Boree Creek is most famous for being the home town of former Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer. At times when Fischer was acting as Prime Minister, his property at Boree Creek became the "seat of power" of Australia.〔( Willacy, Mark PM Program ''Australian Broadcasting Corporation'' 20 February 2001 ) – Retrieved 5 November 2006.〕 Boree Creek is the last operating section of the mostly closed railway to Oaklands. Seasonal grain trains service the silos, the station closed to passenger services in 1975 and little trace remains.〔(Boree Creek station ). NSWrail.net, accessed 6 January 2010.〕 ==Gallery== File:BoreeCreekPublicSchool2.JPG|Boree Creek Public School File:BoreeCreekSoldiersMemorialHall.JPG|Soldiers' Memorial Hall File:BoreeCreekSportsGates.JPG|Gates of the Recreation Oval 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Boree Creek」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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