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| Coordinates: 38°11′0″S 145°58′0″E / 38.18333°S 145.96667°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 319 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3821 | ||||||||||||
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Nilma is a locality in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia located between Warragul and Darnum.
The Post Office opened on 1 May 1886 as Bloomfield Railway Station, was renamed Nilma in 1909 and closed in 1979.[3]
The locality in conjunction with neighbouring township Darnum has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nilma (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nilma (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 22 February 2021
- ^ Full Points Footy, Nilma Darnum, archived from the original on 20 November 2008, retrieved 25 July 2008
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