Baddaginnie

Badaginnie
Badaginnie
Town
	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
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGAs	Rural City of Benalla; Shire of Strathbogie;
Location	198 km (123 mi) NE of Melbourne; 12 km (7.5 mi) SW of Benalla;
Government
• State electorate	Euroa;
• Federal division	Indi;
Population
• Total	347 (SAL 2021)
Postcode	3670

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

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 hungry (බඩගිනි) in Sinhala.^[3]

History

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" (Sinhala: බඩගිනි) in the Sinhala language.^[5]

Sport & Recreation

George "Joey" Palmer, the 1880s Australian test cricketer, died there on 22 August 1910.

Baddaginnie Football Club

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

↑ 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.

External links

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baddaginnie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baddaginnie". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

[3] "Baddaginnie". www.benalla.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

[b-4] Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008

[5] Beatty, Bill (2 August 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[6] "1909 - The Wednesdays: The Premiership Match". Euroa Advertiser (Vic). 3 September 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[7] "1925 - Baddaginnie Premiers". Benalla Standard (Vic). 1 September 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

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