Nimmitabel, New South Wales

Nimmitabel (postcode: 2631, {{coor dm|36|30|S|149|17|E|region:AU-NSW}}) is a small town in the Monaro region in southeast New South Wales, Australia, 38 kilometres south of Cooma and 75 km west of Bega. Nimmitabel is located on the highway which from Cooma to about 10 km south of Nimmitabel is both the Snowy Mountains Highway (HWY 23) and the Monaro Highway (HWY 18). It is on the southern end of the Great Dividing Range, at the west of the Monaro Range, and lies 20 km east of the Wadbilliga National Park. It is a small town with a population of approximately 300 people.

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Postcode - Monaro - New South Wales - Australia - Cooma - Bega - Snowy Mountains Highway - Monaro Highway - Great Dividing Range - Monaro Range - Wadbilliga National Park

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Nimmitabel means "the place where many waters start and divide." Many various spellings were adopted for the town, including: Nimmitybelle, Nimithybale, Nimitybell, Nimity Belle and Nimmitabel.

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Part of the movie, The Sundowners was filmed in Nimmitabel in 1959.

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The Sundowners - 1959

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• Timeline:
• 1840 Locals started calling the village Nimoitebool
• 1845 Appears on Townsend's map as Nimmitabel
• 1858 Church was built
• 1857 Renewal of license for hotel
• 1858 Post office arrives
• 1861 Bell's Store
• 1863 Separate Courthouse built
• 1865 Geldmacher builds windmill
• 1866 Cameron's Store opens
• 1912 Railroad arrives
• 1921 Area's first saw-mill opens
• 1988 Railroad discontinued
 
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