Brindabella is a locality in south east New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia, in the area of Yass Valley Council. It is reached by the Brindabella Road from the Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...

 over the Brindabella Ranges

Brindabella Ranges

The Brindabella Range is a mountain range located on the border between New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The ranges rise to the west of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, and include the Namadgi National Park in the A.C.T. and Bimberi Nature Reserve and...

. It is significant as the early home of Miles Franklin

Miles Franklin

Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin, known as Miles Franklin was an Australian writer and feminist who is best known for her novel My Brilliant Career, published in 1901...

, who wrote a well known book called Childhood at Brindabella.
A river called Goodradigbee River

Goodradigbee River

The Goodradigbee River is in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. It flows into Burrinjuck Dam and thus is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River....

 flows north through the valley

Brindabella Valley

The Brindabella Valley is located midway along the Goodradigbee River in the south of New South Wales, Australia.The valley is framed by the Brindabella Ranges and Fiery Mountain Ranges, most notably by Mount Bramina and Bulls Head in the north and Black Bottle Mountain and Mount Franklin in the...

. A major farm in the valley is Brindabella Station

Brindabella Station

Brindabella Station, sometimes referred to as the Brindabella Homestead, is located within the Brindabella Ranges in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It was the childhood home of the Australian author Miles Franklin. Brindabella was first settled by the Franklin family in 1846, but they...

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History

The place was named by aborigines as Brindabella, meaning "two kangaroo rats".
The area was counted as an outstation of Yarralumla

Government House, Canberra

Government House, Canberra, commonly known as Yarralumla, is the official residence of the Governor-General of Australia. It is located in the suburb of Yarralumla, in the City of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory....

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Joseph Franklin and his family settled in Brindabella Valley in 1861. Thomas Franklin built the first homestead.