Book Book is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina. It is situated about north of

Kyeamba Kyeamba is a farming community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about north west of Humula and south west of Tarcutta Tarcutta is a town in south-western New South Wales, Australia. The town is south-west of Sydney, ...

and south of

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. The area now known as Book Book lies on the traditional lands of Wiradjuri people. Book Book exists now only through a set of old tennis courts and the telephone exchange that sits just off the Tumbarumba road. The tennis courts were used by a local tennis club. There was also a village hall at which dances and other social events were held. There were also Anglican church services held there. There was a public school at Book Book that first opened, as a 'half-time' school, in October 1924 and closed in December 1987.

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* Towns in the Riverina Towns in New South Wales Ghost towns in New South Wales {{Australia-ghost-town-stub