The first European explorer in the Riverina was John Oxley in 1817 following the Lachlan River to what is now the town of Booligal [REF].
The name "Riverine", coined from the Entre Ríos Province (between two rivers) in Argentina, South America, was in use as early as 1857: a long letter under the caption "Riverine Colony" appeared in the Albury Border Post of 24 January that year [REF].