Girilambone, New South Wales

Girilambone
New South Wales
Girilambone
Coordinates 31°15′S 146°54′E / 31.250°S 146.900°E / -31.250; 146.900Coordinates: 31°15′S 146°54′E / 31.250°S 146.900°E / -31.250; 146.900

Girilambone is a small village in western New South Wales, Australia. It is located north of Nyngan and 666 km north-west of Sydney. It took its name from an Aboriginal word meaning 'place of many stars'.[1] The railway station, opened in 1884 and closed in 1986. The spelling of the station's name was altered to its current form from 'Giralambone' in 1889.[2] The disused station buildings survive in poor condition.[3] Nearby copper mines pre-date the railway station and therefore copper mining is the prime reason for the existence of the settlement.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Girilambone. Sydney Morning Herald, 8 February 2004.
  2. ↑ http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Girilambone
  3. ↑ Girilambone station. NSWrail.net, accessed 8 September 2009.
  4. ↑ The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser,10 Feb 1883, p 260
Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station
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