Byrock, New South Wales
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| Population: | 90[1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 2831 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 30°06′S 145°56′E / 30.1°S 145.933°ECoordinates: 30°06′S 145°56′E / 30.1°S 145.933°E | ||||||
| Elevation: | 155 m (509 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA: | Bourke Shire | ||||||
| State District: | Barwon | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Parkes | ||||||
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Byrock is a small village in north western New South Wales, Australia in Bourke Shire. In 2006, Byrock had a population of 90 people.[2]
It is named after a rock hole, called Bai by the Nyammba tribe. This became the Bye Rockhole, then Bye Rock, then Byrock.[3]
Byrock is on the Mitchell Highway roughly halfway between Bourke to north-west and Nyngan to the south-east.
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[edit] Railways
It was founded to serve the Cobb and Co stagecoaches. The railway opened in 1874, with an extension to Bourke. Later still, in 1888, a branch railway opened to Brewarrina. All these rail lines closed in the 1970s and 1980s.
[edit] Services
The Mulga Creek Hotel with a caravan and camping ground[4].
[edit] Water
Byrock relies on rainfall for its non potable water supply that is channeled into a large ground tank, settled and then pumped to the historical railway tank. Water is then gravity fed to dwellings. When the ground tank runs dry, emergency water cartage from Bourke is provided by road tanker, as was the case around 2006.[5][6]
Byrock has one Council maintained bore[7].
[edit] Cemetery
The Byrock Cemetery is the resting place for pioneers who died between 1882 and 1933. The average age at death of those buried in this cemetery is 20 years.[8]
[edit] Public Transport
CountryLink operate a bus service between Dubbo and Bourke, via Nyngan, four days a week[9].
[edit] Airstrip
Byrock has a gravel airstrip 1067 metres long with no facilities. It is located next to the town on the western side of the Mitchell Highway[10].
[edit] Newspaper
The Western Herald community newspaper is delivered free to Byrock from Bourke every Thursday[11].
[edit] School
In 2006, the school was placed on review because of insufficient enrolments and has since been formally closed. By September 2009, the site of the former Byrock Public School was put up for sale by the NSW Department of Education[12].
[edit] Gallery
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Butcher shop, Byrock
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Water tower, Byrock
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towards Bourke
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Main Western Line
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towards Sydney
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| Preceding station | NSW Closed lines | Following station | ||
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towards Brewarrina
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Brewarrina Line | Terminus |
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cobar (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=LGA11750&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Byrock (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC16595&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "Byrock". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=KWjLjztLMa. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
- ^ Mulga Creek Hotel (accessed 29 September 2010)
- ^ Bourke Shire Council Byrock Water Supply (accessed 29 September 2010)
- ^ ABC News Recent Rain Eases Byrock Water Crises, 16 August 2006 (accessed 29 September 2010)
- ^ Bourke Shire Council Bourke Township and Surrounding Village Water Sampling (accessed 29 September 2010)
- ^ Australian Cemeteries Byrock Cemetery (accessed 29 September 2010)
- ^ CountryLink Sydney to Bourke Timetable (accessed 29 September 2010)
- ^ Bourke Shire Council Byrock Airstrip (accessed 29 September 2010)
- ^ The Media Workshop Bourke Western Herald (accessed 28 September 2010)
- ^ ABC News Byrock Public School up for sale (accessed 29 September 2010)
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