Bonville, New South Wales

Bonville is a small town located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, 11 kilometres south of Coffs Harbour. It has a population of 1,891.[1] The town's name supposedly derives from "Bongol Bongol/Bongil Bongil" which means a place where one stays a long time.[2]

The town is best known for Bonville International Golf Course. It also contains a local primary school and a Christian high school. The town has now been bypassed by the Pacific Highway[3][4] A railway station on the North Coast line was open between 1915 and 1974, it was subsequently demolished and no trace remains.[5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bonville (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC16395&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-02-28. 
  2. ^ "Bonville". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=KWckFxtL. Retrieved 20 June 2009. 
  3. ^ Bonville bypass AbiGroup
  4. ^ Bonville Bypass
  5. ^ Bonville station. NSWrail.net, accessed 26 August 2009.
Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station
towards Border Loop
 North Coast Line
towards Maitland