Young, New South Wales

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Young, New South Wales is a regional town in south-western New South Wales, Australia, known historically for its gold rush heritage and as a major cherry-growing centre.

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instanceOf locality
town
annualEvent National Cherry Festival
cherry picking season
climateClassification humid subtropical climate
country Australia
distanceTo approximately 160 kilometres north-west of Canberra
approximately 372 kilometres south-west of Sydney
economicActivity food processing
tourism
elevation 440 metres
federalElectorate Riverina
formerLocalGovernmentArea Young Shire
formerName Lambing Flat
hasCatholicSchool St Mary’s Primary School, Young
hasCemetery Young General Cemetery
hasHeritage gold rush-era sites
hasHighSchool Young High School
hasHospital Young District Hospital
hasMuseum Lambing Flat Folk Museum
hasPrimarySchool Young Public School
hasRailway Young railway station
historicalEvent Lambing Flat anti-Chinese riots
gold discovered in the 1860s
site of Lambing Flat goldfields
knownFor cherry growing
gold rush heritage
stone fruit production
localGovernmentArea Hilltops Council
localNewspaper The Young Witness
locatedIn south-western New South Wales
nearbyTown Cootamundra
Cowra
nickname Cherry Capital of Australia
population approximately 10,000
postcode 2594
primaryIndustry agriculture
horticulture
viticulture
railwayLine Blayney–Demondrille railway line
region South West Slopes
surface form: South Western Slopes
roadConnection Burley Griffin Way NERFINISHED
Olympic Highway
state New South Wales
stateElectorate Cootamundra
timeZone AEST
timeZoneDST AEDT
traditionalOwners Wiradjuri people
watercourse Burrangong Creek

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Boorowa nearbyTown Young, New South Wales
Hilltops Council administers Young, New South Wales
Hilltops Council hasTown Young, New South Wales
Hilltops Council hasSeatIn Young, New South Wales
Young Shire seat Young, New South Wales
Young Shire administrativeCentre Young, New South Wales
Young Shire namedAfter Young, New South Wales
Cherry Capital of Australia refersTo Young, New South Wales
Lambing Flat originalNameOf Young, New South Wales
Hennessy Catholic College locatedIn Young, New South Wales
this entity surface form: Young, New South Wales, Australia
Lambing Flat Folk Museum locatedIn Young, New South Wales