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Yerong Creek

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Lockhart Shire Council NSW, PO Box 21, Yerong Creek, NSW 2642
02 6920 5305

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Yerong Creek is a town in the Riverina area of southern New South Wales, Australia.

Yerong Creek is a town in the Riverina area of southern New South Wales, Australia. It is about 46 kilometres (29 mi) south-west of Wagga Wagga on the Olympic Highway. At the 2016 census, Yerong Creek had a population of 173.Yerong Creek station is serviced twice daily by NSW TrainLink XPT trains which travel along the Main Southern Railway line between Sydney and Melbourne (there is no stop listed in timetables for Yerong Creek; the nearest stations are The Rock to the north and Henty to the south). The town is home to a small population and was the original home of the vintage rally.

Yerong Creek Post Office opened on 1 October 1882.Whilst Yerong Creek is predominantly a mixed farming and grazing area, it holds a claim in Australian history when in 1993 the XPT established the Australian Rail Speed Record of 193 kilometres per hour (120 mph) between a nearby area known as Table Top and the township Yerong Creek was also home to the vintage rally, though this event is no longer held.

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Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 259.99 km2

Elevation: 201-500 metres

Town elevation: 218 m

Population number: 352

Local Government Area: Lockhart Shire Council

Location

Lockhart Shire Council NSW, PO Box 21, Yerong Creek, NSW 2642

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Yerong Creek, New South Wales

Yerong Creek - Localista

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