Bilbul, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Bilbul is a village in the Australian state of New South Wales. It lies in the central part of the Riverina and situated about 6 kilometres north-east of Griffith and 6 kilometres south-west of Yenda. Bilbul was named in honor of William T Bull,[3] an early landowner from the 1880s. The William Bull Brewery is located at Bilbul and named after William Bull,[3] and thus indirectly also after Bilbul.[3] The town had a population at the 2021 census census of 586 people.[2]
Bilbul | |
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The Bilbul General Store | |
  Bilbul | |
| Coordinates: 34°16′30″S 146°9′0″E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 586 (2021 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 2680 |
| County | Cooper |
The head office of De Bortoli Wines, the makers of wine brands such as Noble One, a Botrytis Semillon,[4] is at Bilbul.[5]
Bilbul Post Office opened on 6 November 1922.[6]
Bilbul Public School closed in October 2011 after enrolments fell to an all-time low.[7] After over 80 years of operation, the Bilbul Store closed its doors on 31 March 2017.[8]
