Millie New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 29°48′54″S 149°34′04″E / 29.81508617943°S 149.56781188427°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 28 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2397 | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Moree Plains Shire | ||||||||||||||
Region | North West Slopes | ||||||||||||||
County | Jamison | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Gehan | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Northern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||||
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Millie is a small locality in Moree Plains Shire, in northern New South Wales, Australia. [2] [3] It lies about 45 km southwest of Moree and 600 km northwest of Sydney. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 28. [1] According to William Ridley, "Millie" was a Kamilaroi name of meaning " white pipe clay" or "silicate of magnesia" ( talc). Another 1901 source suggested it came from an Australian Aboriginal word "Mil" meaning "eye". [2]