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Limekilns, New South Wales

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Suburb of Bathurst Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia
Limekilns
New South Wales
Limekilns is located in New South WalesLimekilnsLimekilns
Coordinates33°16′35″S 149°44′16″E / 33.2764399°S 149.7376513°E / -33.2764399; 149.7376513
Population111 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)2795
LGA(s)Bathurst Regional Council
State electorate(s)Bathurst
Federal division(s)Calare

Limekilns is a rural locality in the Central West region of New South Wales. The closest major town is Bathurst, and the local government area is the Bathurst Regional Council. Limekilns had a population of 111 people at the time of the 2016 Australian census.

Ben Chifley, the Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949, lived with his grandfather in Limekilns between the ages of five and thirteen. Another notable resident was Daniel Clyne, a Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

A book about the area, written by Col Ferguson and titled The History of Limekilns, was published in 2017.

References

  1. ^ 2016 Census QuickStats: Limekilns. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. Crisp, L.F. (1961), Ben Chifley: A Political Biography, Angus & Robertson Publishers, pp. 3–5.
  3. Rural Notebook | Hit-and-miss storms and Limekilns history collected, Oberon Review, 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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