Tallimba is a town in the Central West area of

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, Australia. It is a part of the

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34 km from

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and 1½ hours' drive from

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. At the , Tallimba had a population of 335.

Infrastructure

* St Bernadette's Catholic Church, built 1953, still in use each 1st and 3rd Sunday Mass 5pm * Tallimba Hall * Tallimba Inn * Tallimba Public School * Post Office (closed) * Ruddy Shack * Government Dam * Tennis Courts * Bank of New South Wales (closed) * Hospital (closed) * Tallimba War Memorial Park * Cafe (closed) * Golf club (closed) * Cricket Oval * Silos * Tallimba Sales & Service * Tallimba Police Station

Sporting teams

* Tallimba Hawks - Australian Rules Football team (disbanded) * Tallimba

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team (disbanded) * Tallimba

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Club * Tallimba

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Club

History of the primary school

Tallimba School was established to educate the children of settlers from the Tallimba District. Originally part of Willandry Station the arrival of the railway line from

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meant wheat was able to be transported away to ports and mills. There was an influx of settlers from

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to take up bush blocks varying from 640 to 800 acres (2.6 to 3.2 km²). Despite the hardships endured in establishing a farm and home in virgin bush, the importance of education was not overlooked and on 16 June 1925, a school with 18 students opened. Due to increasing enrolments a second teacher was appointed in 1949, and in 1950/51 the building was moved across the road to a new, less flood-prone site. The school size peaked in 1968 with sufficient numbers for three teachers. The P&C have always actively supported the school providing for many facilities at the school before they became standard equipment.

Notable residents

* Terry Gathercole - Olympic medallist in swimming and former Australian national team coach was born in Tallimba. *

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* Fanny Lumsden - Country music singer

Gallery

File:Tallimba Anglican Church 002.JPG, Anglican Church File:Tallimba Bank of New South Wales 001.JPG, Former Bank File:Tallimba Bank of New South Wales 002.JPG, Former Bank File:Tallimba Church.JPG, Church building File:Tallimba Drinking Fountain.JPG, fountain File:Tallimba Garage.JPG, Tallimba Garage File:Tallimba General Store 001.JPG, General Store File:Tallimba Main Street.JPG, Main Street File:Tallimba Memorial Park 001.JPG, War memorial File:Tallimba Police Station.JPG, Police Station File:Tallimba Post Office 001.JPG, Post Office File:Tallimba Presbyterian Church.JPG, Presbyterian Church File:Tallimba Public Hall 002.JPG, Public Hall File:Tallimba Silos.JPG, Silos File:Tallimba Terry Gathercole Memorial.JPG, Memorial File:Tallimba Town Entry Sign.JPG, Outside Town File:Tallimba War Memorial 001.JPG, War Memorial File:Tallimba Inn 003.JPG, Hotel

References

External links

Tallimba Railway Siding
Towns in New South Wales Towns in the Central West (New South Wales) {{CentralWestNSW-geo-stub