Byrock, New South Wales
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Byrock is a small village in north western New South Wales, Australia in Bourke Shire.
It is named after a rock hole, called Bai by the Nyammba tribe. This became the Bye Rockhole, then Bye Rock, then Byrock.[1]
Byrock is on the Mitchell Highway roughly halfway between Bourke to north-west and Nyngan to the south-east.
[edit] Railways
It was founded to serve the Cobb and Co stage coachs. The railway opened in 1874, with an extension to Bourke. Later still, in 1888, a branch railway opened to Brewarrina.
All these rail lines closed in the 1970s and 1980s.
[edit] Gallery
 Butcher shop, Byrock |
 Water tower, Byrock |
 School, Byrock |
[edit] References
- ^ Byrock. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2006-12-26.
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