Burns, New South Wales is a former small village, now comprising only two houses and a roadside café, in the Unincorporated Far West of New South Wales. It was established as the transfer point for rail freight vehicles between the Silverton Tramway and the South Australian Railways, necessitated by the New South Wales Government's refusal to allow South Australian trains to operate in its state. Cockburn, immediately over the border, was the corresponding transfer point in South Australia.
Location
Burns is on the New South Wales–South Australian border and functionally Burns is a suburb of Cockburn, South Australia located on the opposite side of the border.[1]
The Barrier Highway, main Sydney to Adelaide railway line and the now defunct Silverton Tramway, all pass through the Burns. The topography is flat and sparsely vegetated. The district has a Köppen climate classification of BWh desert.
History
Burns is located on the traditional lands of the Wiljali people.[2]
The town was laid out as a grid of five by six streets, but due to the location and environment never developed beyond a village.
Burns was the location of an astronomical station.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Map of the County of Yancowinna, Western Division N.S.W., Land District of Willyama". Original published in Sydney, New South Wales. Digital reproduction published in Canberra: National Library of Australia – Trove digital archive. 1964. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ Horton, David R. (1996). "Map of Indigenous Australia". Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "History." Broken Hill: Accessible Outback. 2007, Edition 15, p4.