| Bilbul New South Wales |
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 The Bilbul General Store |
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 Bilbul
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| Coordinates | 34°16′30″S 146°9′0″E / 34.27500°S 146.15000°ECoordinates: 34°16′30″S 146°9′0″E / 34.27500°S 146.15000°E |
| Population | 246 (2006 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2680 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | City of Griffith |
| County | Cooper |
| State/territory electorate(s) | Murrumbidgee |
| Federal Division(s) | Riverina |
Bilbul is a village in the central part of the Riverina and situated about 6 kilometres north-east from Griffith and 6 kilometres south-west from Yenda. Bilbul was named in honor of William T Bull,[3] an early landowner from the 1880s. The William Bull Brewery is located at Bilbul and named after William Bull,[3] and thus indirectly also after Bilbul.[3] The town had a population at the 2006 census of 246 people.[1]
The head office of De Bortoli Wines, the makers of wine brands such as Noble One, a Botrytis Semillon,[4] is at Bilbul.[5]
Bilbul Post Office opened on 6 November 1922.[6]
References [edit]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bilbul (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ Travelmate
- ^ a b c "Bilbul Naming". Parliament of NSW. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ "Noble One". De Bortoli Wines. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ "Contact us". De Bortoli Wines. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 2009-06-11.
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