Nilma, Victoria
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| Population: | 218 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3821 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Baw Baw | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Narracan | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | McMillan | ||||||||||||
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Nilma is a small town in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia located between Warragul and Darnum. At the 2006 census Nilma had a population of 218.
The Post Office opened on 1 May 1886 as Bloomfield Railway Station, was renamed Nilma in 1909 and closed in 1979.[2]
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Darnum has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Nilma (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26349&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Full Points Footy, Nilma Darnum, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Nilma_Darnum.htm, retrieved 2008-07-25[dead link]
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Coordinates: 38°11′S 145°58′E / 38.183°S 145.967°E
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