Nilma, Victoria

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = Nilma

| state = vic

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| coordinates = {{coord|38|11|0|S|145|58|0|E|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_label_position = right

| use_lga_map = yes

| lga = Shire of Baw Baw

| postcode = 3821

| est =

| pop = 319

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC21932 | name = Nilma (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2019-10-26 | quick = on}}

| elevation=

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| mintemp =

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| stategov = Narracan

| fedgov = Monash

| dist1 = 103

| dir1 =

| location1= Melbourne

| dist2 = 3

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| location2= Warragul

| near-nw = Warragul

| near-n = Nilma North

| near-ne = Nilma North

| near-w = Warragul

| near-e = Nilma North

| near-sw = Warragul

| near-s = Bona Vista

| near-se = Darnum

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Nilma is a locality in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia located between Warragul and Darnum.

The Post Office opened on 1 May 1886 as Bloomfield Railway Station, was renamed Nilma in 1909 and closed in 1979.{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Nilma* | access-date = 22 February 2021}}

The locality in conjunction with neighbouring township Darnum has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.{{Citation|last=Full Points Footy |title=Nilma Darnum |url=http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Nilma_Darnum.htm |access-date=2008-07-25 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120093644/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/nilma_darnum.htm |archive-date=November 20, 2008 }}

References

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{{Towns in Baw Baw Shire}}

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Category:Towns in Victoria (state)

Category:Shire of Baw Baw

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