Tallimba, New South Wales

Tallimba is a town in the Central West area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the Bland Shire 34 km from West Wyalong and 1½ hours drive from Wagga Wagga. At the, Tallimba had a population of 335.Infrastructure St Bernadette's Catholic Church, built 1953, still in use each 1st and 3rd Sunday Mass 5pm 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 StationSporting teams Tallimba Hawks - Australian Rules Football team (disbanded) Tallimba rugby league team (disbanded) Tallimba Cricket Club Tallimba Tennis ClubHistory of the primary schoolTallimba 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 meant wheat was able to be transported away to ports and mills.There was an influx of settlers from Victoria and South Australia 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.