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Beelbangera

Coordinates: 34°16′0″S 146°6′0″E / 34.26667°S 146.10000°E / -34.26667; 146.10000
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Beelbangera
New South Wales
General store at Beelbangera
Beelbangera is located in New South Wales
Beelbangera
Beelbangera
Coordinates34°16′0″S 146°6′0″E / 34.26667°S 146.10000°E / -34.26667; 146.10000
Population358 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2680
Location
LGA(s)City of Griffith
CountyCooper
State electorate(s)Murray
Federal division(s)Riverina

Beelbangera is a town in the north west of the Riverina and situated about 2 kilometres north-east of Griffith and about 7 kilometres south-west of Yenda. At the 2021 census Beelbangera had a population of 358.[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]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beelbangera". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 September 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
  3. ^ "Beelbangera". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Phoenixs Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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Preceding station Former services Following station
Griffith
towards Roto
Temora–Roto Line Yenda
towards Temora