Baddaginnie, Victoria
| Badaginnie Victoria | |
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 Shop, no longer operating; a wall with post office boxes is in the foreground with the post box and public phone | |
  Badaginnie | |
| Coordinates | 36°35′S 145°52′E / 36.583°S 145.867°E |
| Population | 347 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3670 |
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| State electorate(s) | Euroa |
| Federal division(s) | Indi |
Baddaginnie is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the North East railway line, in the Rural City of Benalla, 12 kilometres south-west of Benalla itself on the old Hume Highway.
It is situated in mainly flat unforested country, one kilometre west of Baddaginnie Creek. At the 2021 census, Baddaginnie had a population of 347.[2]
Etymology
[edit]This name was related to Sri Lankan labourers who worked in a railway line project in early 1900. Labourers didn't know English and they only used word "Baddaginnie" during the time of working. "Baddaginnie" meaning "බඩගිනි" in Sinhala.[3]
History
[edit]The town was surveyed in 1857, named after the nearby Baddaginnie Creek, but settlement was slow, a Post Office finally opening on 16 September 1879.[4] A railway station was open and served passengers until July 1978.
Although often mistaken for an Aboriginal word, Baddaginnie may have been named by a surveyor, J.G.W. Wilmot, who had spent some time in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), from baddaginnie (bada-gini - literally 'stomach on fire’), meaning "hungry" in the Sinhala language.[5]
Sport & Recreation
[edit]George "Joey" Palmer, the 1880s Australian test cricketer, died there on 22 August 1910.
Baddaginnie Football Club
[edit]- Premierships
- Benalla Wednesday Football Association
- 1909 - Baddaginnie: 6.8 - 44 d Euroa: 4.10 - 34[6]
- Euroa & District Football Association
- 1925 - Baddaginnie: 6.16 - 52 d Strathbogie: 6.9 - 45[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baddaginnie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baddaginnie". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Baddaginnie". www.benalla.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ Beatty, Bill (2 August 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "1909 - The Wednesdays: The Premiership Match". Euroa Advertiser (Vic). 3 September 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "1925 - Baddaginnie Premiers". Benalla Standard (Vic). 1 September 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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