Limekilns, New South Wales
Limekilns | |
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Limekilns | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′35″S 149°44′16″E / 33.2764399°S 149.7376513°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 111 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 2795 |
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.[2]
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.[3]
A book about the area, written by Col Ferguson and titled The History of Limekilns, was published in 2017.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Limekilns (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b 2016 Census QuickStats: Limekilns. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Crisp, L.F. (1961), Ben Chifley: A Political Biography, Angus & Robertson Publishers, pp. 3–5.
- ^ Rural Notebook | Hit-and-miss storms and Limekilns history collected, Oberon Review, 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.