The Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission was the oldest institutional-type community in the state that was still managed in 1965. Over the years, the Brewarrina Mission was used to house other Aboriginal people from Tibooburra, Angledool, Goodooga and Culgoa to form the reserve which operated between 1886 – 1966 and was one of the longest running reserve stations in NSW. During the reserve period many Aboriginal people died and were buried in the reserve cemetery. The entire site of Brewarrina Mission including its cemetery is a significant place to the many Aboriginal tribes including Ngemba and Murrawarri tribe as a ‘place of belonging’. The place retains its high integrity in its cultural, spiritual, social and historical values to many Aboriginal people across NSW.