Bidgeemia, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Bidgeemia
State:nsw
Coordinates:-35.44°N 146.43°W
Lga:Lockhart Shire
Postcode:2642
Pop:95
County:Urana
Stategov:Wagga Wagga
Fedgov:Riverina
Dist1:569
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:105
Location2:Albury
Dist3:21
Location3:Urana
Dist4:19
Location4:Urangeline East[1]

Bidgeemia is a rural community in the central part of the Riverina. By road it is about nineteen kilometres west of Urangeline East and twenty-one kilometres east of Urana.

Bidgeemia Public School closed in 1972 but there still exist a public Hall and a shared church, which held its last service. Bidgeemia Post Office opened on 1 November 1922 and closed in 1955.

References

The Bidgeemia public School closed in 1972 and the building was moved away. There still exists a public hall and a "shared" church which recently held its last service. (May 2012) There is also a galvanised iron shed which houses the Bidgeemia Fire Brigade's fire engine.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp Travelmate