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Byrock is a small village in north western New South Wales, Australia in Bourke Shire. In 2006, Byrock had a population of 90 people. It is named after a rock hole, called ''Bai'' by the Nyammba tribe. This became the Bye Rockhole, then Bye Rock, then Byrock.〔 〕 Byrock is on the Mitchell Highway roughly halfway between Bourke to north-west and Nyngan to the south-east. == Railways == Byrock was founded to serve the Cobb and Co stagecoaches. The railway reached Byrock from Nyngan in 1874, with an extension to Bourke opening on 3/9/1885. On 6 July 1900, Byrock became a railway junction when the new branch line Byrock to Brewarrina opened. The branch line to Brewarrina closed in 1974 after the line was damaged by flooding, the mainline from Nyngan to Bourke through Byrock was closed in May 1989, after flooding caused major track damage. Passenger train services ceased in 1975. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Byrock, New South Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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