Milbrulong, New South Wales

Milbrulong New South Wales
Entering Milbrulong
Milbrulong
Population:	366 (2006 Census)[1]
Postcode:	2656
Elevation:	123 m (404 ft)
Location:	14 km (9 mi) from Lockhart 18 km (11 mi) from Tootool
LGA:	Lockhart Shire
County:	Urana
State District:	Wagga Wagga

Milbrulong is a village in the central east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 14 kilometres east from Lockhart and 18 kilometres west from Tootool. At the 2006 census, Milbrulong had a population of 366 people.^[1]

The place name Milbrulong is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "Rosella parrot".^[2]

Milbrulong Post Office opened on 7 August 1899 and closed in 1976.^[3]

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  Milbrulong water tank

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  Milbrulong Public School

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  Silos at Milbrulong

Preceding station		NSW Branch lines		Following station
Napier towards Oaklands		Oaklands Line		French Park towards The Rock

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Milbrulong (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC18057&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 30 October 2009. 
2. ^ NSW Geographical Names Board
3. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=, retrieved 2009-06-11 

Coordinates: 35°15′0″S 146°52′0″E / 35.25°S 146.866667°E / -35.25; 146.866667