Major Mitchell Motel

Major Mitchell Motel Bourke is a town in the north-west of New South Wales. The administrative centre and largest town in Bourke Shire, Bourke is approx 800 km from Sydney.

Set just a short distance away from the beautiful Darling River, this low-key motel on a serene tree-lined street is just 500 metres from the Bourke CBD shops. The IGA supermarket, club and pub are also just a short stroll and it is a leisurely 9-minute walk from Old Bourke Wharf. The laid-back rooms feature exposed brick accented walls and all guests are offered free Wi-Fi. The rooms all have hea

ting and cooling air conditioners, a shower and toilet, flat-screen TVs, mini fridges, microwaves and toasters, as well as tea and coffee making facilities, crockery, cutlery, wine glasses, ironing facilities and a table and chairs. Suites and Family Rooms also have lounges with sofa beds. Family rooms sleep 5 to 6 people. Linen is included in the price and pool towels are also available free of charge. Parking is free. Amenities include an outdoor pool and a BBQ area. Alcoholic/nonalcoholic drinks and snacks are available to purchase at reception.

24/05/2022

Join us this FRIDAY NIGHT for the official opening of the Bald Archy Art Exhibition at the Back O'Bourke Function Centre from 6pm. $20pp and includes complimentary drink on arrival and nibbles.

22/05/2022

Last Friday’s job fair hosted by Thomas Foods International (TFI) has been hailed a huge success by the executives that came to Bourke to talk to locals interested in taking on employment at the company’s new North Bourke Abattoir. About thirty people from all walks of life and ages attended the...

18/05/2022

Back o Bourke is full of life at annual race day I Photo gallery.

17/05/2022

The aptly named S**t Box Rally made its way through Bourke on Monday and the incredible array of vehicles could be seen at various service stations, food outlets and along the side of the road making repairs. There are 240 cars taking part in this year’s rally which raises money for the Cancer Cou...

16/05/2022

Our most popular weekly special is back - salmon and broccoli salad!

We look forward to seeing everyone, happy Monday!

12/05/2022
12/05/2022

Todd Williams live on Friday night. 8pm until 11.30pm. Don’t miss it, will be an awesome night!

12/05/2022

ATTENTION Road Users:
All unsealed roads in the Bourke Shire Council are CLOSED!
These roads will remain closed up to Monday 16th May, 2022. Road users will be notified of any changes once inspections are carried out 16/05/22.

Please contact Council if you have any questions.
The Western Herald - Bourke
Outback Radio 2WEB

06/05/2022
01/05/2022
26/04/2022

Address

44 Mertin Street
Bourke, NSW
2840

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 9:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 9:30pm
Thursday 9am - 9:30pm
Friday 9am - 9:30pm
Saturday 9am - 9:30pm
Sunday 9am - 9:30pm

Telephone

+61268722311

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Bourke is considered to represent the edge of the settled agricultural districts and the gateway to the Outback that lies north and west of Bourke. This is reflected in a traditional east coast Australian expression "back o' Bourke", referring to the Outback. In 1892 a young writer Henry Lawson was sent to Bourke by Bulletin editor J.F. Archibald to get a taste of outback life and to try to curb his heavy drinking. In Lawson's own words "I got £5 and a railway ticket from the Bulletin and went to Bourke. Painted, picked up in a shearing shed and swagged it for six months". The experience was to have a profound effect on the 25-year-old and his encounter with the harsh realities of bush life inspired much of his subsequent work. Lawson would later write "if you know Bourke you know Australia". In 1992 eight poems, written under a pseudonym and published in the Western Herald, were discovered in the Bourke library archives and confirmed to be Lawson's work. Bush poets Harry 'Breaker' Morant and Will Ogilvie also spent time in the Bourke region and based much of their work on the experience. Fred Hollows, the famous eye surgeon, was buried in Bourke after his death in 1993. Fred Hollows had worked in Bourke in the early 1970s and had asked to be buried here.