Girilambone, New South Wales facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Girilambone New South Wales
Petrol station, 2007
Girilambone Location in New South Wales
Population	107 (2016 census)
Location	45 km (28 mi) NW of Nyngan
LGA(s)	Bogan Shire
Region	Orana (New South Wales)
State electorate(s)	Barwon
Federal Division(s)	Parkes

Girilambone is a small village in western New South Wales, Australia. It is located north of Nyngan and 666 km north-west of Sydney, on the traditional land of the Wangaibon people. It took its name from an Aboriginal word meaning 'place of many stars'.

The railway station, opened in 1884 and closed in 1986. The spelling of the station's name was altered to its current form from 'Giralambone' in 1889. The disused station buildings survive in poor condition. The nearby copper mines pre-date the railway station and therefore copper mining is the prime reason for the existence of the settlement.

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  Copper mine and smelting works, 1899

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  Former Catholic church, 2007

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  Former St Paul's Anglican Church, 2007

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  Former railway station buildings, 2007