Bilbul, New South Wales
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| Bilbul New South Wales |
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 The Bilbul General Store |
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 Bilbul
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| Population: | 246 (2006 census)[1] |
| Postcode: | 2680 |
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| LGA: | City of Griffith |
| County: | Cooper |
| State District: | Murrumbidgee |
| Federal Division: | Riverina |
Bilbul is a village in the central part of the Riverina and situated about 6 kilometres north-east from Griffith and 6 kilometres south-west from Yenda. Bilbul was named in honor of William T Bull [3], an early landowner from the 1880s. The William Bull Brewery is located at Bilbul and named after William Bull[3], and thus indirectly also after Bilbul[3]. The town had a population at the 2006 census of 246 people.[1]
The head office of De Bortoli Wines, the makers of wine brands such as Noble One, a Botrytis Semillon,[4] is at Bilbul.[5]
Bilbul Post Office opened on 6 November 1922.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bilbul (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL108800&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ Travelmate
- ^ a b c "Bilbul Naming". Parliament of NSW. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/hansArt.nsf/V3Key/LC19971015015. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ "Noble One". De Bortoli Wines. http://www.debortoli.com.au/our-wines/our-brands/noble-one.html. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ "Contact us". De Bortoli Wines. http://www.debortoli.com.au/contact-us.html. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ 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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Coordinates: 34°16′30″S 146°9′0″E / 34.275°S 146.15°E
