Hall, General Store (with petrol pumps), Hotel, tennis courts, cricket oval, about five private houses and has 66 persons on the Electoral Roll". Burke and Wills On 13 September 1860 the Burke and Wills expedition to the Gulf of Carpentaria arrived at Wakool Crossing and dined at Henry Talbett's hotel. The next day they crossed the Wakool River by Talbett’s punt and Burke paid £9.6.0 "for portage, provisions &c.". Murder of policeman On 13 July 1979, while working as a Detective Senior Constable, Bob Lane, of the Victoria Police, accompanied a suspect from Piangil to a campsite across the state border at Kyalite. While searching the suspect's bus, the suspect, Daniel Bernard Chapman, shot Lane twice in the head with a rifle that he had hidden, killing him instantly. Following a massive manhunt involving both Victorian and New South Wales police, Chapman was apprehended seven days later after he had dumped the police car in the river, and was sentenced to life in prison. He was released just 13 years later. References External links Towns in the Riverina Towns in New South Wales Murray River Council Balranald Shire