Bidgeemia, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia
35°26′24″S 146°25′48″E / 35.44000°S 146.43000°E / -35.44000; 146.43000Population95 (2006 census)[1]Postcode(s)2642LocationLGA(s)Lockhart ShireCountyUranaState electorate(s)Wagga WaggaFederal division(s)Riverina

Bidgeemia is a rural community in the central part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about nineteen kilometres west of Urangeline East and twenty-one kilometres east of Urana.

Bidgeemia Public School closed in 1972 but there still exists a public Hall and a shared church, which recently held its last service.[3] Bidgeemia Post Office opened on 1 November 1922 and closed in 1955.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bidgeemia (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  2. ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
  3. ^ "Bidgeemia". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Edit this at Wikidata
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The Bidgeemia public School closed in 1972 and the building was moved away. There still exists a public hall and a "shared" church which recently held its last service. (May 2012) There is also a galvanised iron shed which houses the Bidgeemia Fire Brigade's fire engine.


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