Croobyar is a rural suburb of the Milton-Ulladulla district within the City of Shoalhaven on the New South Wales South Coast in Australia.[2] It is located immediately west of Milton and in 2021 the population was 174.[1] The main industry in Croobyar is dairy farming.
| Croobyar New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Croobyar | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°19′15″S 150°24′0″E / 35.32083°S 150.40000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 174 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2539 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Shoalhaven | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South Coast | ||||||||||||||
| County | St Vincent | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Croobyar | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | South Coast | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gilmore | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
The first European settlement in Croobyar occurred in the late 1840s, when prominent local shipbuilder and future mayor of Ulladulla, David Warden purchased 2,650 square metres (28,500 sq ft) of land and between 3-400 cattle from the estate of Alexander Macleay, the former Colonial Secretary.[3][4] Warden built a stone cottage and dairy by Croobyar Creek and later, the heritage listed Mount Airlie homestead at nearby Woodstock in 1868.[3][5] Following Warden's death, the Croobyar estate was subdivided between his four sons.[6] By 1881, the Warden family had built a school to educate children of farm workers, which became a hub for community activities. The school would eventually close during World War II, although the schoolmaster's cottage was preserved and remains today as a boutique guest house.[7]
Croobyar Farm was still operating as a commercial dairy in 2022.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Croobyar". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Croobyar (Suburb)". New South Wales Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Old Croobyar Farm House & Dairy". Ulladulla.info. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Milton Ulladulla in 1883". Milton Ulladulla Historical Society. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Mount Airlie - two storey Victorian Italianate estate residence and trees". State Heritage Inventory. Department of Planning and Environment. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Historic homesteads of Milton-Ulladulla". Milton Ulladulla Historical Society. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Old SchoolHouse Milton, our early history". Old Schoolhouse Milton. 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Narrawilly, Milton, New South Wales". Narrawilly. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
