Bendick Murrell Explained

Type:town
Bendick Murrell
State:nsw
Lga:Hilltops Council
Postcode:2803
Coordinates:-34.165°N 148.4511°W
Stategov:Cootamundra
Fedgov:Hume
Dist1:354
Dir1:W
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:151
Dir2:SW
Location2:Bathurst
Dist3:47
Dir3:SW
Location3:Cowra
Dist4:26
Dir4:NE
Location4:Young

Bendick Murrell is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

Locality

The town is adjacent to the Olympic Highway within the Hilltops local government area, 354km (220miles) west of the state capital, Sydney. The town is on the Blayney–Demondrille railway line. At the, Bendick Murrell and the surrounding area had a population of 155, but had dropped to 143 in 2021.[1]

Name

The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin, meaning "plain" and was originally given a local pastoral station.

Services

A provisional school was established in 1883 and the existing school has occupied the same site since 1894.[2] A receiving post office was opened in 1887. Bendick Murrell railway station opened in 1888, originally as Marengo. It was renamed Bendick Murrell in 1889. The original station was further south than the current location as the station was relocated in 1915 to allow for the expansion of grain loading facilities. [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Bendick Murrell, Census All persons QuickStats . 2022-08-15 . Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Web site: Bendick Murrell. ACT Government. 2001. Young Shire Council. 2009-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20090518222222/http://www.young.nsw.gov.au/culturalmap/places/bendick_murrell.htm. 18 May 2009. dead.
  3. Web site: Bendick Murrell. NSWRail.net. 2022-01-09.