Beckom is a village in the central part of the Riverina. It is about 7 kilometres north-east of Ardlethan, and situated about 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Griffith. It had a population of 170 people on the 2006 Census night.[3] The town was established with the opening of the railway line in 1908. Passenger services ceased in 1983 and the station closed in 1985 however the line remains open for goods trains.[4]
Beckom | |
|---|---|
 Former Commercial Banking Company of Sydney branch in Beckom, now a private residence | |
  Beckom | |
| Coordinates: 34°20′0″S 146°58′0″E / 34.33333°S 146.96667°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Established | 1910[2] |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 170 (2006 census)[3] |
| Postcode | 2665 |
| County | Bourke |
Beckom Post Office opened on 4 January 1909 and closed in 1993.[5]
History
editBeckom takes its name from a settler's wife P 342 Inform., from the Royal Australian Historical Society Journal Vol. 8 Supplement.
Gallery
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Beckom Hotel
Beckom Bowling Club with silos in the distance
Notes and references
edit- ↑ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Little, Laura (4 October 2010). "Looking back on 100 years". The Daily Advertiser. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Beckom (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ↑ Beckom Station. NSWrail.net, accessed 10 November 2010.
- ↑ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 6 March 2021.
