Ballimore

Ballimore is a small village in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The name also refers to the surrounding rural locality. In the 2021 census, it recorded a population of 240 people.[1]

Ballimore
New South Wales
Ballimore is located in New South Wales
Ballimore
Ballimore
Coordinates32°11′42″S 148°53′49″E
Population240 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2830
Location
  • 377 km (234 mi) NW of Sydney
  • 31 km (19 mi) NE of Dubbo
LGA(s)Dubbo Regional Council
State electorate(s)Dubbo
Federal division(s)Parkes

The area now known as Ballimore lies on the traditional lands of Wiradjuri people.[2]

Ballimore is located about 31 kilometres (19 mi) east of Dubbo on the Golden Highway. The village's site is located near the confluence of the Talbragar River and its tributary Ballimore Creek, being bordered on one side by the river and on another side by the Troy Junction–Merrygoen railway line. It was the construction of the railway, which led to the formation of the village.[3] The village of Ballimore was proclaimed on 12 May 1916.[4] Ballimore is likely naned after the identically-named place in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.[5]

From 1918 to 1975, Ballimore had a railway station.[4][6] There is still a siding, silo, and grain loader there. The village also has a public school[7] and a hotel.

There is a deposit of coal in the area, which has been mined in the past, beginning in the 1880s.[8][9] The coal was suitable for steaming, but was not suitable for making town gas, and could not be used to make coke.[3][10]

While boring to find coal, in 1887, a seam of coal was struck at a depth of 540 feet, but then artesian water was struck at a depth of 550 feet. The water was under enough pressure that it could flow in piping to around 30 feet above ground, at a rate of 1,000 gallons per hour. When the water was assessed, it was found to be high-quality mineral water. The predominating mineral content was sodium bicarbonate. From 1897, the source of mineral (soda) water was tapped, using deep bores in the area. It was sold under the brand name, 'Zetz-Spa', originally by the Zetz-Spa Proprietary Company and, from 1902, by Tooths.[11][12][13][14] In 1951, there were three mineral water bores; one operated by Tooths, another supplying Schwepps, and a third used for watering livestock.[15] Tooth's continued to market 'Zetz-Spa' mineral water, until 1977.[16][17]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ballimore (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. Studies, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (10 November 2022). "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. "THE BALLIMORE DISTRICT". Daily Telegraph. 13 January 1915. p. 14. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. "Village of Ballimore and adjoining land [cartographic material] : Parish - Murrungundie, County - Lincoln, Land District - Dubbo, Shire - Talbragar". Trove. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. "Ballimore · Tighnabruaich PA21 2DH, UK". Ballimore · Tighnabruaich PA21 2DH, UK. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  6. "Ballimore Station". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. "Ballimore". nswgovschoolhistory.cese.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  8. "The Miner". Australian Town and Country Journal. 27 May 1882. p. 22. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  9. "The Dubbo Coal Mine". Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 14 April 1883. p. 5. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  10. "BALLIMORE COAL". Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent. 16 February 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  11. "DISCOVERY OF MINERAL WATER AT BALLIMORE". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 April 1887. p. 8. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  12. "ZETZ SPA SPRING PROPERTY". Australian Star. 17 July 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  13. "The Famous Zetz-Spa: Australia's Perfect Mineral Water". Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. 10 December 1902. p. 1493. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  14. "The Famous Zetz-Spa, Australia's Great Mineral Water". The Bulletin. 24 (1241): 21. 26 November 1903.
  15. "DUBBO SPA WATER IS FAMOUS—-BUT NOT IN DUBBO". Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. 17 May 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  16. "Tooth's brewery Zetz-Spa mineral water Poster – Australian Beer Posters". australianbeerposters.com.au. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  17. "MINERAL WATER". Australian Women's Weekly. 12 September 1979. p. 21. Retrieved 9 June 2023.


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