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Bidgeemia, New South Wales

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Town in New South Wales, Australia
Bidgeemia
New South Wales
Bidgeemia is located in New South WalesBidgeemiaBidgeemia
Coordinates35°26′24″S 146°25′48″E / 35.44000°S 146.43000°E / -35.44000; 146.43000
Population95 (2006 census)
Postcode(s)2642
Location
LGA(s)Lockhart Shire
CountyUrana
State electorate(s)Wagga Wagga
Federal division(s)Riverina

Bidgeemia is a rural community in the central part of the Riverina. By road it is about nineteen kilometres west of Urangeline East and twenty-one kilometres east of Urana.

Bidgeemia Public School closed in 1972 but there still exist a public Hall and a shared church, which held its last service. Bidgeemia Post Office opened on 1 November 1922 and closed in 1955.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bidgeemia (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  2. Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Bidgeemia". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Edit this at Wikidata
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The Bidgeemia public School closed in 1972 and the building was moved away. There still exists a public hall and a "shared" church which recently held its last service. (May 2012) There is also a galvanised iron shed which houses the Bidgeemia Fire Brigade's fire engine.


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