Weethalle
Weethalle | |
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Railway Street (Mid-Western Highway), the main street of Weethalle | |
Weethalle | |
| Coordinates: 33°52′32″S 146°37′30″E / 33.87556°S 146.62500°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 268 (SAL 2021) |
| Postcode | 2669 |
Weethalle (/ˈwiːθæli/ WEE-thal-ee) is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Bland Shire local government area and on the Mid-Western Highway, 526 kilometres (327 mi) west of the state capital, Sydney, and 100 kilometres (62 mi) north east of Griffith. At the 2011 census, Weethalle and the surrounding area had a population of 307. The name "Weethalle" is said to be an Aboriginal Australian word for drink. Locals refer to the town as the Wee or the Peethalle.