Beckom
Beckom | |
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| Former Commercial Banking Company of Sydney branch in Beckom, now a private residence Former Commercial Banking Company of Sydney branch in Beckom, now a private residence | |
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| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Location | |
| Established | 1910[2] |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 170 (2006 census)[3] |
| Postcode | 2665 |
| County | Bourke |
Beckom is a village in the central part of the Riverina. It is about 7 kilometres north-east of Ardlethan, and situated about 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Griffith. It had a population of 170 people on the 2006 Census night.[3] The town was established with the opening of the railway line in 1908. Passenger services ceased in 1983 and the station closed in 1985 however the line remains open for goods trains.[4]
Beckom Post Office opened on 4 January 1909 and closed in 1993.[5]
History
[edit | edit source]Beckom takes its name from a settler's wife P 342 Inform., from the Royal Australian Historical Society Journal Vol. 8 Supplement.
Gallery
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Beckom Hotel
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Beckom Bowling Club with silos in the distance
Notes and references
[edit | edit source]- ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Beckom Station. NSWrail.net, accessed 10 November 2010.
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External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceding station | Former services | Following station | ||
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| Ardlethan towards Roto
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Temora–Roto Line | Mirrool towards Temora
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