Beelbangera is a town in the north west of the Riverina and situated about 2 kilometres north-east of Griffith and about 7 kilometres south-west of Yenda. At the 2021 census Beelbangera had a population of 358.[2]
Beelbangera | |
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 General store at Beelbangera | |
  Beelbangera | |
| Coordinates: 34°16′0″S 146°6′0″E / 34.26667°S 146.10000°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 358 (2021 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 2680 |
| County | Cooper |
The place name Beelbangera is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "native companion".[3]
Beelbangera Post Office opened on 1 September 1919.[4]
Notes and references
edit- ↑ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beelbangera". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ↑ "Beelbangera". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ↑ Phoenixs Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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| Preceding station | Former services | Following station | ||
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| Griffith towards Roto |
Temora–Roto Line | Yenda towards Temora | ||