Illabo, New South Wales
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| Illabo New South Wales |
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| Population: | 190 (2006 Census)[1] |
| Postcode: | 2590 |
| Elevation: | 279 m (915 ft) |
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| LGA: | Junee Shire |
| County: | Clarendon |
| State District: | Burrinjuck |
Illabo is a locality in the South West Slopes part of the Riverina and situated about 13 kilometres southwest of Bethungra and 16 km northeast of Junee. At the 2006 census, Illabo had a population of 190 people.[1][2] Illabo Post Office opened on 1 July 1879.[3] A railway station on the Main South railway served the town between 1878 and the 1970s.[4] A grain silo remains in use. The town is derived from an aboriginal meaning 'where'.[5]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Illabo (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC17565&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Geographical Names Register Extract". New South Wales Government. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. 16 June 2000. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=MnjLXtZTan. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ Illabo station. NSWrail.net. Accessed 29 August 2009.
- ^ "Illabo". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=MackFxtLuj. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
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Coordinates: 34°49′0″S 147°45′0″E / 34.816667°S 147.75°E
