Billinudgel is a town in the
Northern Rivers
Northern Rivers is the most north-easterly region of the Australian state of New South Wales, located between north of the state capital, Sydney, and encompasses the catchments and fertile valleys of the Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed rivers. ...
region of
New South Wales
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, Australia, and is part of
Byron Shire
Byron Shire is a local government area located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The shire is located adjacent to the ''Coral Sea'' about south of the Queensland border. The shire, administered from the town of Mullu ...
. It used to be a
railway town
A railway town, or railroad town, is a settlement that originated or was greatly developed because of a railway station or junction at its site.
North America
During the construction of the First transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, temporar ...
with many fruit and vegetables loaded onto the local railway. Since the railway is no longer used in Billinudgel, it has nearly joined to the nearby town of
Ocean Shores. The area was bypassed by a heavily upgraded Pacific Highway in July 2007, home to the NSW RFS Billinudgel/Ocean Shores Brigade from 1976.
Climate
Billinudgel has a mild climate with winter frosts and warm wet summers.
Name
The name ''Billinudgel'' is derived from
Bundjalung ''Bilihnadhihl'', meaning "once belonged to a parrot".
Gallery
File:Approach to Billinudgel town centre 2014.jpg , Wilfred Street, approaching the town centre
File:Private residence, Wilfred Street, Billinudgel 2014.jpg , A private residence in Wilfred Street
File:Billinudgel Hotel 2014.jpg , Billinudgel Hotel
References
Towns in New South Wales
Northern Rivers
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