Bobin, New South Wales
Bobin is a small town, located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Bobin New South Wales | |
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Bobin | |
Coordinates | 31°43′34″S 152°17′02″E |
Postcode(s) | 2429 |
LGA(s) | Mid-Coast |
State electorate(s) | Myall Lakes |
Federal Division(s) | Lyne |
Bobin is located approximately 334 km (208 mi) north of Sydney and about 493 km (306 mi) north-east of Canberra.
Nearby attractions include the Bulga and Ellenborough Falls.
It has one primary school: Bobin Public School (est. 1883)[1]
The 1992 Australian animated theatrical movie, Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala, was filmed at a farm in Bobin.[2]
Numerous homes and the Bobin Public School were destroyed in a fire, part of the disastrous 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.[3][4] Fourteen homes were lost on one street in Bobin.
References
- Gillogly, Kit (1983), Bobin School Centenary, 1883-1983, Bobin Public School, retrieved 2 October 2018
- "The Adventures of Blinky Bill". Movies Eccentric. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- Pengilley, Victoria; Hair, Jonathan (10 November 2019). "'Get out': The town where the fire was so bad water bombers 'just gave up'". ABC News. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- Haughton, Ned (11 November 2019). "A letter to my home town Bobin, burned down in the NSW fires but unvanquished | Ned Haughton". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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