Beelbangera, New South Wales

Beelbangera
New South Wales

General store at Beelbangera
Beelbangera
Population: 305 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode: 2680
Location:
LGA: City of Griffith
County: Cooper
State District: Murrumbidgee

Beelbangera is a town in the north west of the Riverina and situated about 2 kilometres north-east from Griffith and about 7 kilometres south-west of Yenda. At the 2006 census Beelbangera had a population of 305 people.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Beelbangera (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL103400&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 13 June 2009. 
  2. ^ Travelmate
  3. ^ "Beelbangera". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=anYbjzKm. Retrieved 13 June 2009. 
  4. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
Preceding station   NSW Branch lines   Following station
towards Roto
 Temora- Roto Line
towards Temora