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Brocklesby is a town in the Riverina region of south west New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Greater Hume Shire Council local government area, north-west of the regional centre of Albury. At the 2006 census Brocklesby had a population of 238. Brocklesby, although having only a very small population prides itself on having an active community, including a long-standing pigeon club.(The pigeon shed was taken down in 2011.) Town buildings include the public hall, a recreation reserve, local primary school and pre-school, and since 2000, a public hotel which is owned by the Greater Hume Shire Council and operating under a community licence. ==Historical significance== Brocklesby village was once a main railway centre used for the transportation of grain. Nowadays the grain silos are all that remain and grain is transported by road truck. The area is now characterised by sheep, cattle and grain farmland. Tom Roberts painted his celebrated masterpiece ''Shearing the Rams'' at "Brocklesby" Station at nearby Corowa.〔(Tom Roberts & Brocklesby link )〕 Brocklesby Post Office opened on 29 April 1893. Brocklesby Shop opened in mid-2010. Former St. Kilda AFL player Justin Koschitzke hails from Brocklesby. 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「Brocklesby, New South Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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