Bimbourie, Victoria

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Bimbourie
Victoria
Bimbourie
Coordinates 35°21′0″S 142°46′0″E / 35.35000°S 142.76667°E / -35.35000; 142.76667Coordinates: 35°21′0″S 142°46′0″E / 35.35000°S 142.76667°E / -35.35000; 142.76667
Postcode(s) 3533
Location
  • 370 km (230 mi) from Melbourne
  • 92 km (57 mi) from Swan Hill
  • 21 km (13 mi) from Pier Milan
  • 13 km (8 mi) from Nandaly [1]
LGA(s) Shire of Buloke
Localities around Bimbourie:
Pier Milan Pier Milan Lake Tyrrell
Nandaly Bimbourie Lake Tyrrell
Nyarrin Ninda Ninda

Bimbourie is a locality situated in the Sunraysia region. The place by road, is situated about 13 kilometres from Nandaly and 21 kilometres from Pier Milan.

The place name Bimbourie is thought to be derived from the local Aboriginal word Bimbogrie meaning "well dug by Aborigines".[2]

Bimbourie Post Office opened on 9 June 1911 and closed in 1914.[3]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Travelmate
  2. ↑ Dictionary of Aborinal Placenames of Victoria
  3. ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11 
Towns in the Shire of Buloke
Cities and towns in the Mallee and Sunraysia regions of Australia
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