| Yerong Creek New South Wales |
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 Former hotel at Yerong Creek |
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  Yerong Creek
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| Population: | 149 [1] |
| Postcode: | 2642 |
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| LGA: | Lockhart Shire Council |
| County: | Mitchell |
| State District: | Wagga Wagga |
| Federal Division: | Farrer |
Yerong Creek (pronounced /ˈjərɒŋ ˌkrɪk/) is a small village situated in the Riverina area of southern New South Wales. It is about 46 kilometres (29 mi) south-west of Wagga Wagga on the Olympic Highway. At the 2006 census, Yerong Creek had a population of 149.[1]
The village is serviced twice daily by CountryLink 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 township is home to a small population and was the original home of the vintage rally.
Yerong Creek Post Office opened on 1 October 1882.[2]
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 between a nearby area known as Table Top and the township [3]
Coordinates: 35°23′0″S 147°4′0″E / 35.383333°S 147.066667°E
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An attraction in the early 1920s was a Paddy's Market. Poultry,produce and old furniture were sold at this market. In January 1922, the old Cooee buildings, built by Mr Elkington were burnt down, these premises housed the saddler, the barber, the fruiterer, the baker and the billiard room. This building was replaced by a brick structure which was completed in 1923, Smeaton and Gain conducted a fuel agency in these premises.
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