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Town in 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.
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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.
[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 (120 mph) between a nearby area known as Table Top and the township
[3]
Yerong Creek was also home to the vintage rally, though this event is no longer held.
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