Kikoira
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Kikoira New South Wales |
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Kikoira Hotel, now closed
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 Kikoira
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| Coordinates | 33°38′0″S 146°39′0″E / 33.63333°S 146.65000°ECoordinates: 33°38′0″S 146°39′0″E / 33.63333°S 146.65000°E |
| Postcode(s) | 2669 |
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| LGA(s) | Bland Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra |
| Federal Division(s) | Riverina |
Kikoira is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Bland Shire local government area 548 kilometres (341 mi) west of the state capital, Sydney.
The Kikoira area produces wheat and wool and between 1939 and 1970 was home to one of Australia's largest tin deposits.
The Kikoira area was set apart for soldier settlement after World War I. The railway came to Kikoira in 1929 with the completion of the Naradhan railway line. Homestead farms along the railway line were available for sale to "farmer's sons, wheatgrowers and landseekers generally" later that year. By 1931, the district had a rugby league team and a subsidised school had been established. The New South Wales government built a 60,000 bushel silo for bulk handing of wheat at Kikoira in 1933.
By around 1933, the first houses were established in the township and a public telephone was installed. The Bank of New South Wales established a branch in the town in 1935 and a bush nursing hospital was built the following year. The Sydney Morning Herald reported in 1937 that Kikoira–with neighbouring Ungarie, Tullibigeal and Weethalle–was experiencing a "building boom". An Australian rules football team was formed in 1938. The New South Wales Department of Education established a public school in the town in 1939.
In 1938, John Gibson, a gold miner and prospector at nearby Weethalle, arrived at Kikoira in search of more gold. Instead of gold, Gibson found a rich tin deposit. Gibson quickly developed a mine and by October that year, the mine was employing 21 workers. A "mild rush" ensued with a large area around Kikoira pegged for mining claims by March 1939.
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