"Buraja" Station is the common more recent spelling. In the past it has had many variations including Burrajaa, Burryja, Burryjaa.

1857 - Buraja (meaning A swamp with young trees growing) was part of Brocklesby originally until about 1857. ^[1]

1857 - Mr W.F Martin , who built the Royal Hotel in Corowa, and has many descendants in the district, was the owner of Buraja. At some stage in the 1860s or 1870s Mr Robert Lowes was sometime owner. ^[2]

1858 - Cunningham leased 17,920 acres. ^[3]

1864 - It belonged to Sir J.F. Palmer, Sir Francis Murphy and Hon J. Henty.^[4]

1866 - The lessee of Buraja was shown as J. Henty who ran 1000 cattle on 32,750 acres.^[5]

1871 - The property passed to Gray and Neil.^[6]

1876 - Burrjaa Station, near Corowa was offered for sale, together with 10,000 sheep, the property then being of 26,000 acres. The new owner was Mr Richard Edols. ^[7]

1878 - Richard Edols died in 1878. The property transferred to his wife Agnes as he died intestate.

1878 - The free press recorded in 1878 that W.F Martin owned Buraja before he moved into Corowa and established the Royal Hotel, and became one of the influential citizens of the town. The same issue of the Free Press says that W.F. Martin was the lessee of the twelve mile run, which may have been the same property, for 18 months before coming into Corowa to establish a butcher's shop on the site of the Commercial Hotel.

1895 - James Livingston Edols of Burrjaa Station marries Charlotte Worthington Lees in Moree.

1897 - Weddings. — On Wednesday last they were united in matrimony in Corowa and Wahgunyah— Dr. Shortt and Miss Violet Edols of Burryjaa.^[8]

1899 - ALBURY CIRCUIT COURT. Monday, October 2. (Before His Honor Judge Stephen.) William Henry McBrearty was charged with feloniously breaking into the house of Agnes Edols, at Burrajaa, near Corowa. Accused was also charged with stealing property from the same dwelling house on the night of the 15th July, Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr. P. K. White, instructed by Messrs Edmondson and Tietyens. The following jury were sworn :— Messrs. Guetavus Franlein, James Sawyer, jun., Thomas Keenan, Thos. P. Plunkett, James Colquhoun,Evelyn Arthur, John C. Chenery, Charles Groch, James Hodge, Mendal Friedman, Hugh Stewart, and Alexander Hill. Senior-Sergeant Bedingfeld deposed : I remember the 19th of July ; I saw Mrs. Agnes Edols on that day ; from what she told me I interviewed accused at his camp about two miles from Burrajna Station; I asked accused his name; he replied William M'Brearty ; I said ' Where were you last night ?' and he said he was at his camp , accused said he was at the Woolpack Hotel until half-past ten the night before, and he said he came straight home to the camp ; he said be turned off his road to the camp by the old church ; I said ' Is it not a fact that you was with Archie Barr as far as the gate of the Burrajaa Hotel !' he replied he was ; I said ' There has been a robbery at Edols, and you answer the description of the man ;' I searched him and found 1 Is. in silver ; hesaid 'I got it from my mate;' I asked accused where his other boots were ; he said he had none ; I did not arrest the accused then, but returned the next morning, and said to accused 'I am going to arrest you, and you will have to accompany me to Burrajaa ;' I took him into the presence of the late Mrs. Edols, and she said to prisoner, ?' Place your hand upon that drawer of the looking-glass ;' the accused placed his left hand on the drawer, and she said to accused, ' It was with your left hand you opened that drawer last night. You are the man I saw in my room. Give me back my watch and chain ;'?' I went on to the verandah and took a red necktie from the pocket of accused ; Mrs. Edols said to accused, ' You had a red necktie on last night ;' the red necktie I now produce ; Mrs. Edols made another appeal to accused for the watch and chain, and said she did not wish for a young man to go to gaol ; accused said,' I cannot give you back what I have not taken ; I received a book, ' Songs of Ireland,' given to me by Mr Richard Edols (book produced). To Mr. White : I asked him about the boots to the tent; I found two pairs of boots in the Burrajaa Hotel ; they were both strong boots ; prisoner had a pair of light boots on at Mrs. Edols ; I heard Mrs. Edols say in evidence that the man who took the watch and chain had heavy boots on ; the Burrajaa Hotel-is 3 and a half miles from the accused's camp ; looking at the plan produced it is a fairly accurate one ; I heard Mrs Edols say to accused, If you give me back my watch and chain I will be your friend ; she also said there were tracks outside of a man who wore heavy boots ; she said to accused. You have a pair of light boots on that would make tracks like those found when our place was robbed last year ;' she said she had seen tracks outside that were made by heavy boots;she said the man that robbed her had a red face, he looks pale now ; I believe Mrs Edols said that it was through fright the prisoner looked pale ; you turn off at the old church to go to the hotel ; I never knew persons to go by the gap in the fence ; when I brought the accused to Mrs Edols she said ' I wish some man dressed as the man who robbed me last night was brought to me ; the red necktie was found in the coat of accused. Archibald Barr deposed : I am a laborer in the employ of Edols and Co, ; I remember the 18th July last ; I was with accused at the Woolpack Hotel in the evening ; we had several drinks, and were playing cribbage ; we left the hotel at a quarter past 11 ; we were both driving ; we took a lemon bottle full of whisky, and we went to the Burrajaa Hotel ; I parted with accused there ; the whisky was drunk before we got to the Burrajaa Hotel : I left him opposite the Burrajaa Hotel, and I turned off to the station ; it was about 1 o'clock when I left him ; accused won't down the Urana- road towards his camp ; when I left him accused was 1 miles from the station ; there is a gate three-quarters of a mile from the Burrajaa Hotel, which also gives entrance to the Burrajaa station ; this gate is towards Urana. To Mr. White : I was going towards the station and accused was going from the station ;he was wearing light boots, Constable Nelson, stationed at Corowa, deposed : I remember the 2nd of August last ; I was at the police court at the hearing of this charge; Mrs. Edols was sworn and gave her evidence ; I saw her sign the depositions ; the signature produced is that of Mrs. Edols ; £ also handed the depositions up for the P.M. for sign ; they are signed by Mr. Barnett, .the Mr.Richard Edols deposed : I am a grazier, residing at Burrajaa ; my mother's name was Agnes Edols ; the signature produced on the depositions is that of my late mother ; she is dead, and I saw her dead body. The depositions of the late Mrs Edols were here read over by the Crown Prosecutor. My mother was 68 years of age and clear headed, and died on the 6th August ; I saw accused on the 19th July, the morning after the robbery, going towards his camp; he was walking; I live about two miles from the station ; I was over at the homestead and saw my mother every day ; I have seen the book produced in my mother's dining-room j the writing in pencil was not in the book a week before ; I gave the book to the police. Henry Lackey deposed : I am a vine inspector living at the Woolpack Hotel, Burrajaa; I had a transaction with accused about a horse, Isaw accused sign the bill of sale produced, Henry Baker Moffitt deposed : I am teller at the A, J.S. Bank, Albury, and I am accustomed to inspect handwriting ; I feel certain that the writing in the book and the signature on the bill of sale is written by the same person. Ernest Craig deposed : I am a contractor ; I lived at Burrajaa last ; I know the accused ; on the 19th July we used the one camp, as he was in my employ ; I had finished the contract and was about to shift when the sergeant came to the camp and asked accused to show him his boots ; the Sergeant asked him if those were the only boots he had ; accused replied -Yes, he had another pair of boots ; accused is a left-handed man ; he had a light pair and a heavy pair of boots ; accused was wearing the light boots ; I had a conversation with accused afterwards, and he said on the night of the 18th he took the saddle and bridle off his horse after he had ridden straight home, and he heard the horse go in the direction of Clinton's feeders ; accused on another occasion said that on the morning of the 19th he was on his way to the Burrajaa Hotel, when the horse fell and got away from him, and he was walking back to camp when he met Mr. Edols. To Mr. White : I have known the accused for about 12 months, and always considered him a sober, steady man ; I know some of his clothes were kept at the Burrajaa Hotel. The first charge of burglary was here withdrawn by the Crown Prosecutor.William Henry McBrearty deposed : I am the accused in this case ; on the the morning of the 19th July, after I left Barr, I was sick; I rode straight to the camp and took the saddle and bridle off my horse and let him go ; I then went to bed ; when the constable asked me about my boots I said, 'I have no more boots here ;' when I am out of work I stay at the Burrajaa Hotel ; I was not in Burrajaa Station on the evening of 18th or morning of the 19th July ; the sergeant did not say anything about the robbery on his first interview with me ; I heard the sergeant say to Mrs, Edols on the verandah,' I have brought this man to see if you can identify him Do you think you can identify him?' Mrs. Edols said, ' I really cannot say, I did not have my glasses on and could not see plain the sergeant said I am sure he is the man, and if you don't say so I'll have to let him go ; he said, I'll take him into the room where the robbery occurred;' Mrs. Edols went into the room and sat upon the bed, and she repeated what she had said about her glasses and that I thought it was my son ; I called him but he did not answer or I would have known the voice, the sergeant asked where the watch was taken from ; Mrs. Edols bedside the drawer in the mirror from which the property was taken ; the sergeant said to me, ' Put your hand in that drawer,' and I put my left hand in it ; we then came out in the verandah, and the sergeant said ' I- am sure he is the man ;' Mrs. Edols said. 'The man who robbed me appeared to have a ruddy complexion ;' the sergeant said this man has usually a ruddy complexion but is pale from fright ; Mrs Edols said this man has not the same boots as the man who robbed me ; the sergeant said, ' He has been and changed them ;'Mrs. Edols said, ' If I convict an innocent man I shall never forgive myself ; the sergeant and Mrs Edols then went inside, and Mrs. Edols came out and said, 'Give me back my watch and chain and I will be your friend ;' I said, 'I can't give you back what I never had;' the sergeant then arrested me ; I remember seeing Mrs. Edols on the morning of the 19th July about half-past 7 o'clock ; my horse injured his leg ; he fell with mi ns I was going to breakfast at the Burrajaa Hotel ; the horse got away, and I was going back to the camp to citch him; the book produced, 'Ballads of Ireland,' I have never seen before, and I did not write in it.To the Crown Prosecutor : I have been to the homestead several times, but never inside the house ; I had my tea at the Woolpack Hotel ; I got up at about half-past six o'clock on the morning of the 19th July ; I was none too well ;the house was in the open ; I was at Euroa, in Victoria, and got fined £10 for a common assault; Sergeant Bedingfeld did not search me for a watch ; he asked me about one ; I have not always travelled under the name of M'Brearty I nominated at sports as William Henry ; thatwas the only occasion I have changed my name from McBrearty. Caleb Lloyd Lewis deposed : I am a farmer residing near Burrajia ; I know Mrs. Edols; I know she is shortsighted ; she would not be able to see four yards away from her ; when she drove up to my hotel she could not tell' who I was until 1 came close to her, Sergeant Badingfeld, recalled, deposed : I have heard the accused give evidence, and some of the statements are not true. This was the case. Mr. White made a powerful address for the defence, and was followed by the Crown Prosecutor.His Honor summed up in favor of the prisoner.The jury retired for about 20 minutes aud returned into court with a verdict of not guilty.^[9]

1899 - Agnes Edols died. Agnes's will leaves Buraja to her sons Richard and John Bryce Edols in equal shares.

1901 - EDOLS.—On the 20th August, John Bryce, second son of the late Richard and Agnes Edols, "Burraajaa," Corowa, aged 43 years. ^[10]

1901 - T.B WEEK'S OBITUARY - John Edols, of Burryjaa station, Corowa. He had been unwell for some time.^[11]

1901 - Mr John Edols member of the firm of R and J Edols of Burryjaa station, near Corowa, died at Melbourne on Wednesday last. His body was brought here for burial. Deceased who was comparatively a young man, had been in ill health for some time.^[12] John's grave is in the Pioneer Cemetery in Corowa.

1901 - The late John B. Edols was a resident of the Corowa district for 25 years, and was a part owner of the Burryjaa Estate for that time. He took a keen interest in stock of all kind, especially sheep of which he was a very good judge. The sheep of Burryjaa are well known, having taken grand championships at Corowa, Deniliquin and Albury Shows. Mr J.B. Edols helped to improve the Burryjaa Estate from almost a wilderness to one of the best properties in the Corowa district, and was highly esteemed throughout it. ^[13]

1901 - EDOLS.—On the 20th August, John Bryce, second son of the late Richard and Agnes Edols, "Burraajaa," Corowa, aged 43 years. ^[14]

1901, Nov - Vivian "Ralph" Lees is a student attending Lowesdale Public School. The school roll states he is 12.1 years old. He is 3.5 miles from school and "this boy rides to school". Ralph was living with his sister Charlotte Worthington Edols at Burrjaa. Ralph was Charlotte's youngest sibling, and according to some letters held with his military record she was more like his foster mother than sibling from the time he was six years old. ^[15]

1903 - James Livingston Edols of Burrjaa deceased. Death of Mr James Edols. The community was shocked on Friday morning to learn that Mr James Edols had died suddenly on Friday night. Pending some changes in his domestic affairs he had been residing at Mrs McKays of Wahgunyah for a few days and was conversing with her a little time before his death was discovered. Heart failure was the immediate cause of death. Deceased was only 29 years of age and leaves a widow and three children. He was brother of Mr Richard Edols of Burryjaa Station and Mrs Shortt of Corowa. ^[16] His death certificate stated he died from chronic alcoholism.

1904 - A farewell to Mr and Mrs Beard is held at Mr Edols Woolshed Burryjaa. ^[17]

1905 - In August a Ball was held in the Buraja Woolshed.^[18]

1905 - Richard Ralston Edols held the station until September 1905 by which time the acreage had been reduced from 26,000 acres to 13,000 acres. ^[19]

1905 - The new owner was a Mr A.E. Bowman of Bethanga Park. ^[20] He held a a large sub-divisional sale a few months later. Purchaser of the homestead block of 3,616 acres at 6 pounds was Mr D. White of Horsham. However, the Corowa Free Press reports that a few weeks later, Mr Bowman had repurchased the homestead block, and apparently refused an offer of seven pounds and ten per acre for 1000 acres including the homestead.^[21]

1906 - FIRE AT BURRYJAA STATION. A fire started in one of the Burryjaa Station paddocks at about 1.30 am. Wednesday. There was heavy thunder at the time, and just after a heavy clap Mrs W. McGavin, who lives close to the place, saw smoke rise in the grass, and soon, the flames were leaping over the tops of the trees. In short time it was at- the house and across the road to Mr W. McGavin's stubble paddock burning about 60 acres before it reached a fire break, when it stopped the progress in that direction. The fire then crossed into Mr. James White's paddock, where there are 600 bags of wheat standing, but did not burn the wheat. The fire approached within a few feet of his stables, and stacks, but 'by the efforts of Mr Nagle, who, unaided, burnt a trail and turned the fire on one side of the road. 'Hillsbrough' was saved from destruction. All the farmers were away carting wheat, with the exception of Messrs Mick and J. Nagle who for over an hour kept the fire away from M'Gavin's house and also from White's. Words fail to express the praise they deserve. The reason that so few men turned up was that it was impossible For people to see the smoke a mile distant on account of the clouds of dust. When the Messrs. Nagle were about giving up, Messrs. J . T. Monahan, R. McKenzie and the two Conrick brothers arrived, and things were made safe regarding M'Gavin's and White's properties.The fire headed on towards Balldale, at which place it was said to be burning' on Thursday, It must have burnt about 5,000 acres at Burryjaa Station, one stack of hay, and miles of fencing.On the other side of the fire, near the homestead, a desperate fight was kept up till about 2 a.m. on Thursday, Mr Coburn, the Manager of Burryjaa Station, invited all the men to the house for refreshments, and sincerely thanked them on behalf of Mr Bowman. who was a stranger amongst them, the same as he was ;but he would say that he never saw such untiring efforts to put out a fire. .He did not know any of them,but he would say that every man did his level best. Mr Jas. Pilkington spoke on behalf of the fire-fighters, and thanked Mr - Coburn for his 'good opinion. Every man would do his best to put out a fire, as they all knew the great destruction usually caused by them, he was sorry that he and others were not on the scene of the fire sooner, but they did not 'know it was there until they saw the reflection in the sky just after dark.The proprietor of the Burryjaa Hotel supplied the men with liquid and solid refreshments. ^[22]

1906 - In March Burryjaa was subdivided. Many blocks were sold including the homestead block. Messrs R. 11. Smyth and Co. report having sold privately the homestead block, comprislng 3016 acres, of the above estate, to Mr D. White, of Horsham, at £6 per acre.^[23]

1906 - RE-PURCHASE OF BURRYJAA LANDS. Mr. A E. Bowman has repurchased the homestead, block of 3616 acres on Burryjaa, recently sold to Mr. Duncan White, of Horsham, and is said to have refused an offer of £7 10s. per. acre for 1000 acres, including the homestead. ^[24]

1909 - The property was sold from Mr G. H. Whitehead to Mr J. H. Izon. ^[25] SALE OF BURRYJAA Station. The sale of the Burryjaa Homestead block was effected on Saturday afternoon last, the purchaser being Mr. J. H. Izon. This property had been held by Mr. G H. Whitehead for some time; past, and stands today in a verv highly improved condition, through the energy and enterprise of Mr. Whitehead. ^[26]

1909 - Mr Whitehead was of Goodwood, near Warnambool, purchased the homestead block of 4000 acres freehold, an din February 1910, he sold to Mr James Howard Izon of Harefield. ^[27]

1918 - ...The water lying across the road at the Buraja bridge is partly owing to this dam and partly to the by-wash at the Buraja tank. The latter requires clearing out as It has become silted. There is also a dam near the Buraja station homestead, but It does not interfere with any road...^[28]

1924 - A subdivisional sale was held again, but the main portion of the property remained in Mr Izon's hands until 1937.^[29]

1927 - Instructions has been given by Mr J.H. Izon for the sale of Buraja Station, the homestead block, situated 12 miles from Corowa and 6 miles from Hopefield Railway Station and silos. ^[30] Today (Friday, Messrs. McPherson, Thorn and Co. will offer at the municipal yards the homestead portion of the famed BuraJa Station, containing 1046 acres of freehold land, on account of Mr. J. H. Izon who is retiring from pastoral and agricultural pursuits after 38 years activity in the district.^[31]

1937 - Account, Mr J.H. Izon, Buraja - Buraja Homestead, containing 1996 acres to Mr. - J. K. Doyle, of Sydney.^[32] Mr John Doyle who has now held the Burraja Station for 45 years, the longest tenancy ever for this property. ^[33]

1954 - Last Sunday afternoon a stack of wood adjacent to Mr A Hicks' house at Buraja on the Corowa-Urana Road about 11 miles from Corowa; became ignited, and the alarm was- given to the Buraja Bush Fire Brigade; and a power pump stationed at Mr. J.Doyle's Buraja homestead was brought : to extinguish the flames. About 3 tons of firewood was destroyed.^[34]

1996 - The Robb family are owners. ^[35]

2005 - Alistair Robb of Buraja Station wins a Landcare award. ^[36]

2018 - Burraja remains in the Robb family

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1. ↑ Flow Gently Past, By Brian Burton, Published 1973 pg 28
2. ↑ Lowesdale Public School Centenary, 1882 to 1982 Pg 52
3. ↑ Flow Gently Past, By Brian Burton, Published 1973 pg 28
4. ↑ Flow Gently Past, By Brian Burton, Published 1973 pg 28
5. ↑ Flow Gently Past, By Brian Burton, Published 1973 pg 28
6. ↑ Flow Gently Past, By Brian Burton, Published 1973 pg 28
7. ↑ Lowesdale Public School Centenary, 1882 - 1982
8. ↑ The Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954) Fri 23 Apr 1897 Pg 2
9. ↑ Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1896 - 1938) Fri 6 Oct 1899 Page 25
10. ↑ The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946) Sat 31 Aug 1901 Page 55
11. ↑ The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) Sat 31 Aug 1901 Page 518
12. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Sat 24 Aug 1901 Page 10
13. ↑ 1901
14. ↑ The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946) Sat 31 Aug 1901 Page 55
15. ↑ Lowesdale Public School Centenary, 1882 to 1982, Pg 10
16. ↑ The Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954) Tue 7 Apr 1903 Page 3
17. ↑ The Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954) Tue 12 Apr 1904 Page 2
18. ↑ The Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954) Tue 15 Aug 1905 Page 2
19. ↑ The Sydney Stock and Station Journal (NSW : 1896 - 1924) Fri 6 Oct 1905 Page 7
20. ↑ Lowesdale Public School Centenary, 1882 - to 1982, Pg 52
21. ↑ Lowesdale Public School Centenary, 1882 to 1982, Pg 52
22. ↑ The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times (Albury, NSW : 1903 - 1920) Sat 3 Feb 1906 Page 2
23. ↑ Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (Vic. : 1885 - 1954) Fri 30 Mar 1906 Page 2
24. ↑ The Farmer and Settler (Sydney, NSW : 1906 - 1955) Wed 25 Apr 1906 Page 7
25. ↑ The Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954) Tue 28 Sep 1909 Page 2 SALE OF BURRYJAA
26. ↑ The Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954) Tue 28 Sep 1909 Page 2
27. ↑ Lowesdale Public School Centenary 1882-1982, Pg 52
28. ↑ The Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954) Tue 15 Oct 1918 Page 3
29. ↑ Lowesdale Public School Centenary, 1882 to 1982 Pg 52
30. ↑ The Corowa Chronicle (NSW : 1905 - 1928) Sat 14 May 1927 Page 3
31. ↑ The Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954) Fri 27 May 1927 Page 5
32. ↑ The Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954) Fri 14 May 1937 Page 4
33. ↑ Lowesdale Public School Centenary, 1882 to 1982, Pg 52
34. ↑ The Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954) Tue 21 Sep 1954 Page 3
35. ↑ "Profit focus on going Green", https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/groundcover/ground-cover-issue-59/profit-focus-on-going-green
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