Limbri, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Limbri
State:nsw
Coordinates:-31.05°N 160°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pop:259
Postcode:2352
Elevation:477
Dist1:450
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:30
Location2:Tamworth
Lga:Tamworth Regional Council
County:Inglis
Stategov:Tamworth, Northern Tablelands
Fedgov:New England

Limbri is a small village on Swamp Oak Creek, about 30 km east northeast of Tamworth and about 8 km east southeast of Moonbi in northern New South Wales, Australia. The population of the Limbri region in 2006 was 259.

Some alluvial gold was found at Limbri. It is now an agricultural based village, with sheep and cattle breeding the main pursuits.

Limbri public school opened in 1900 to serve the surrounding grazing properties and celebrated its centenary, but it is now closed.[1] The general store that was there has also now closed. The region has the services of Limbri Landcare Group and Limbri/Mulla Creek Rural Fire Service.

Limbri railway station

The station at Limbri on the Main North railway line to Armidale opened in 1885 as Farquarsons Siding. On 14 December 1893 it was renamed Limbri, but it has now been closed for a number of years. Limbri Tunnel is 300 m north east of the station site[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.limbri-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/info.html Limbri Public School
  2. Web site: Limbri Station . NSWRail.net . 11 November 2008.