Bilbul is a village in the
Australian state of
New South Wales
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. It lies in the central part of the
Riverina
The Riverina
is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation ...
and situated about 6 kilometres north-east of
Griffith
Griffith may refer to:
People
* Griffith (name)
* Griffith (surname)
* Griffith (given name)
Places Antarctica
* Mount Griffith, Ross Dependency
* Griffith Peak (Antarctica), Marie Byrd Land
* Griffith Glacier, Marie Byrd Land
* Griffith Rid ...
and 6 kilometres south-west of
Yenda
Yenda is a town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located about east of Griffith, north-west of Narrandera, and west of Sydney in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area of southern New South Wales. Although most ...
. Bilbul was named in honor of
William T Bull,
an early landowner from the 1880s. The William Bull Brewery is located at Bilbul and named after William Bull,
and thus indirectly also after Bilbul.
The town had a population at the census of 672 people.
The head office of
De Bortoli Wines, the makers of wine brands such as
Noble One, a
Botrytis Semillon, is at Bilbul.
Bilbul Post Office opened on 6 November 1922.
Bilbul Public School was closed down in October 2011 after enrolments fell to an all-time low. After over 80 years of operation, Bilbul lost its general store on March 31, 2017.
Bilbul community to lose general store as owners make heartbreaking decision to call it quits
The Area News 15 March 2017
References
External links
De Bortoli Wines homepage
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Towns in the Riverina