Billimari is a town and locality in the Central West region of

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, Australia. The locality is in the

Cowra Shire The Cowra Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Lachlan River, the Mid-Western Highway and the Lachlan Way. The largest town and council seat is Co ...

local government area, west of the state capital

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and approximately north of the regional centre of

Cowra Cowra is a small town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre and the council seat for the Cowra Shire, with a population of 9,863. Cowra is located approximately above sea level, on the ...

History

The name "Billimari" is Aboriginal for "plenty of water" in the local

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.Treasure (1996), p. 63. In 1923 the existing silo was built which had a dramatic effect on day-to-day business in the village as there was no longer a need for wheat to be transported to nearby centres. Around the same time the neighbouring townships of

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and Cowra began to flourish to the detriment of Billimari. Over time the village hall started to deteriorate as a result. In the early 1970s, Locals rallied to repair the hall and in 1976 the "Billican" was formed which produces plays among its many fund raising activities for charity. The Billican earned the Cowra Council's

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Award for Service to the Community in 1994. The first automatic

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was set up 16 September 1971 and Madeline Forgie became the postmistress on 19 November 1973. The railway station is on the now closed

Eugowra railway line The Eugowra railway line is a closed railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The branch line joins the Blayney-Demondrille railway line, Blayney-Demondrille line at Cowra. Construction The Cowra to Canowindra Railway Act was passed on 1 ...

. Billimari is also the habitat for the

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(Litoria aurea), also named the green bell frog, green and golden swamp frog and green frog

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References

* {{authority control Towns in the Central West (New South Wales) Towns in New South Wales