Beelbangera

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Beelbangera
New South Wales
BeelbangeraGeneralStore.JPG
General store at Beelbangera
Beelbangera is located in New South Wales
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Beelbangera
Population: 305(2006 census)[1]
Postcode: 2680
Coordinates: 34°16′0″S 146°6′0″E / 34.266667°S 146.1°E / -34.266667; 146.1Coordinates: 34°16′0″S 146°6′0″E / 34.266667°S 146.1°E / -34.266667; 146.1
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.[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]

[edit] 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. 

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