Beelbangera is located on the road between Griffith and Yenda and the name is said to be an Aboriginal word meaning native companion. This area falls within the Wiradjuri regions.
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In 1901 the Public Works decided to extend the railway line from Temora to Barellan and work began on March 23, 1903.
Although the line from Barellan was due to reach Griffith in 1915, continual altercations stalled it at Beelbangera and it was officially opened on July 3, 1916 when it reached Griffith.
On May 4, 1975 the station was closed and the platform and buildings demolished.
A non-official Post Office was established in 1919 with EH Bennett as Post Master on an allowance of 12 pounds per annum.
In 1920, the Red Cross Society of NSW leased 110 acres of land to establish a farm colony on the Rankings Springs Road, near the railway station with the aim of restoring the fitness and health of returned WWI soldiers by hard farm work.
The Beelbangera School, a Provisional School, opened in May 1922 in the recreation hall of the Red Cross Farm property. The first teacher was Mr F Keating with 22 pupils in his care.
A provisional school was one where the parents provided the buildings, often found the teacher and the Department of Education paid the teacher's salary.
In 1923 Henry Jones purchased Block 2 in the village and built a shop with a residence above. The building still stands and has had many owners.
Mr AJ Allan, the founder of Tarac Industries Pty Ltd first investigated the possibility of producing cream of tarter from winery distillation waste during the late 1920s.
This became a reality in 1929, and continued until 1976.
