Illabo

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Illabo (pron. ILL a boh) is a locality in the South West Slopes part of the Riverina in New South Wales, Australia. It is situated about 13 km southwest of Bethungra and 16 km northeast of Junee. At the 2016 census, Illabo had a population of 144.

History

Illabo Post Office opened on 1 July 1879. A railway station on the Main South railway served the town between 1878 and the 1970s. A grain silo remains in use. The town name is said to derive from an Aboriginal word meaning "where", but other sources derive it as a clipping of billabong.

Noted residents

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