Bimbourie, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
35°21′0″S 142°46′0″E / 35.35000°S 142.76667°E / -35.35000; 142.76667- 370 km (230 mi) from Melbourne
- 92 km (57 mi) from Swan Hill
- 21 km (13 mi) from Pier Milan
- 13 km (8 mi) from Nandaly[2]
| Localities around Bimbourie: | ||
| Pier Milan | Pier Milan | Lake Tyrrell |
| Nandaly | Bimbourie | Lake Tyrrell |
| Nyarrin | Ninda | Ninda |
Bimbourie is a locality situated in the Mallee region. The place by road, is situated about 13 kilometres from Nandaly and 22 kilometres from Sea Lake, Victoria.
The place name Bimbourie is thought to be derived from the local Aboriginal word Bimbogrie meaning "well dug by Aborigines".[3]
Bimbourie Post Office opened on 9 June 1911 and closed in 1914.[4]
Notes and references
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bimbourie (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
- ^ Dictionary of Aborinal Placenames of Victoria Archived 8 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 28 February 2021
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Localities in the Shire of Buloke
- Ballapur
- Banyan
- Barrakee
- Berriwillock
- Bimbourie
- Birchip West
- Boigbeat
- Buckrabanyule^
- Bunguluke
- Carron
- Chirrip
- Cokum
- Coonooer Bridge^
- Cope Cope^
- Corack
- Corack East
- Culgoa
- Curyo
- Dooboobetic
- Dumosa
- Gil Gil
- Glenloth
- Glenloth East^
- Granite Flat
- Jeffcott
- Jeffcott North
- Jeruk
- Jil Jil
- Kalpienung
- Karyrie
- Kinnabulla
- Laen^
- Laen East
- Laen North
- Lake Marmal^
- Lake Tyrrell
- Lawler^
- Litchfield
- Marlbed
- Massey
- Morton Plains
- Myall
- Nandaly
- Nareewillock
- Narraport
- Ninda
- Nine Mile^
- Nullawil
- Nyarrin
- Pier Milan
- Reedy Dam
- Rich Avon
- Richmond Plains^
- Springfield
- Straten
- Sutton
- Teddywaddy
- Teddywaddy West
- Terrappee^
- Thalia
- Tittybong^
- Towaninny^
- Towaninny South
- Turriff East
- Tyenna
- Tyrrell^
- Tyrrell Downs
- Wangie
- Warmur
- Warne
- Watchem
- Watchem West^
- Watchupga
- Whirily
- Wilkur^
- Willangie
- Wooroonook
- Woosang^
- Wycheproof South
- Yawong Hills
- Yeungroon
- Yeungroon East^
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
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