| One Tree New South Wales | |
|---|---|
.jpg) One Tree Hotel shown against Old Man Plain, 2017 | |
  One Tree | |
| Coordinates | 34°10′S 144°42′E / 34.167°S 144.700°E |
| Population | 22 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1862 |
| Postcode(s) | 2711 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Hay Shire |
| County | Waradgery |
| State electorate(s) | Murray |
| Federal division(s) | Riverina |
One Tree is a location on the Cobb Highway on the flat plain between Hay and Booligal in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. In 1862 a public house was built there, originally called Finch's Inn and the locality developed as a coach changing-stage and watering-place between the Murrumbidgee and Lachlan rivers. One Tree village was surveyed and proclaimed in 1882, though the location remained as just an amenity on the plain, centred on the hotel.
The existing One Tree Hotel is the second building of that name to occupy the site. The first hotel was destroyed by fire in 1903. The hotel was re-built in the same manner as the original structure (by the provisions of the insurance policy). The licence of the One Tree Hotel was relinquished in 1942 by its last publican, Frank McQuade. The One Tree Hotel is an important historical building, providing a tangible link to the heyday of pastoral settlement in the Riverina.[2][3][4]
The name ‘One Tree’ derives from the presence of a large gum tree on the otherwise treeless plain (called the One Tree Plain). The landmark tree was blown down in a storm on New Year's Eve, 31 January 1897.[5]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "One Tree (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "One Tree Hotel, Outside Hay NSW". Gday Pubs. Retrieved 1 February 2007.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald article on Hay, NSW
- ^ Australian Heritage Database listing
- ^ Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser, 8 January 1898, page 1.
