Tallimba is a small country town in the Central West

Central West

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 area of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

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. It is a part of the Bland Shire

Bland Shire, New South Wales

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 34 km from West Wyalong

West Wyalong, New South Wales

West Wyalong is a town in New South Wales, Australia which is the main town of the Bland Shire, located in the Central West region of New South Wales. It is located 467 km west of Sydney. It is located on the crossroads of the Newell Highway between Melbourne and Brisbane, and the Mid-Western...

 and 1½ hours drive from Wagga Wagga. At the 2006 census

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, Tallimba had a population of 149.

Infrastructure

• Tallimba Hall
• Tallimba Inn
• Tallimba Public School
• Post Office (closed)
• Ruddy Shack
• Government Dam
• Tennis Courts
• Bank of New South Wales (closed)
• Hospital (closed)
• Tallimba War Memorial Park
• Cafe (closed)
• Golf club (closed)
• Cricket Oval
• Silos
• Tallimba Sales & Service
• Tallimba Police Station

Sporting teams

• Tallimba Hawks - Australian Rules Football
  Australian rules football
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   team (disbanded)
• Tallimba rugby league
  Rugby league
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   team (disbanded)
• Tallimba Cricket
  Cricket
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   Club
• Tallimba Tennis
  Tennis
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   Club

History of the primary school

Tallimba School was established to educate the children of settlers from the Tallimba District. Originally part of Willandry Station the arrival of the railway line from Barmedman

Barmedman, New South Wales

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 meant wheat was able to be transported away to ports and mills.

There was an influx of settlers from Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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 and South Australia

South Australia

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 to take up bush blocks varying from 640 to 800 acres (2.6 to 3.2 km²). Despite the hardships endured in establishing a farm and home in virgin bush, the importance of education was not overlooked and on 16 June 1925, a school with 18 students opened.
Due to increasing enrolments a second teacher was appointed in 1949, and in 1950/51 the building was moved across the road to a new less flood-prone site.

The school size peaked in 1968 with sufficient numbers for three teachers. The P&C have always actively supported the school providing for many facilities at the school before they became standard equipment.

Notable residents

• Terry Gathercole
  Terry Gathercole
  Terrence Stephen Gathercole OAM , was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1960 Rome Olympics...
  
  - Olympic medallist in swimming and former Australian national team coach was born in Tallimba.

External links

• Tallimba Railway Siding