Limekilns is a rural locality in the Central West region of

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. The closest major town is Bathurst, and the

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is the

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. Limekilns had a population of 111 people at the time of the

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.2016 Census QuickStats: Limekilns
Retrieved 2 January 2018.

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, the

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from 1945 to 1949, lived with his grandfather in Limekilns between the ages of five and thirteen. Another notable resident was Daniel Clyne, a

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. A book about the area, written by Col Ferguson and titled ''The History of Limekilns'', was published in 2017.Rural Notebook , Hit-and-miss storms and Limekilns history collected
''Oberon Review'', 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

References

{{reflist Central West (New South Wales) Localities in New South Wales Bathurst, New South Wales