Hay Shire

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Hay Shire is a rural local government area in the Riverina region of southwestern New South Wales, Australia, centered on the town of Hay and known for its agricultural production and pastoral history.


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf local government area
rural local government area
administrativeCentre Hay
climate semi-arid climate
country Australia
economy agriculture-based economy
governingBody Hay Shire Council
governmentType local government council
hasHeritage pastoral stations
rural homesteads
hasLocalGovernmentFunction community services
land use planning
local roads management
waste management
hasLocality Booligal
Boorga
Cobb Highway localities
Maude
One Tree
hasMayor Mayor of Hay Shire
hasTown Hay
hasTransportCorridor Cobb Highway
Sturt Highway
historicalSignificance pastoral settlement in Riverina
role in Australian wool industry
jurisdiction New South Wales local government system
knownFor agricultural production
cropping
irrigated agriculture
pastoral history
sheep grazing
wool production
landUse broadacre farming
extensive grazing
locatedIn Inland New South Wales
southwestern New South Wales
locatedOnRiver Murrumbidgee River NERFINISHED
partOf Riverina region
surface form: Riverina agricultural region
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
primaryIndustry beef cattle
cropping and grains
irrigated fodder crops
sheep and wool
region Riverina NERFINISHED
seat Hay
state New South Wales
timezone AEST
timezoneDST AEDT

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hay Shire Council administers Hay Shire
Hay Merino Sheep Show heldIn Hay Shire
Hay Shire Council jurisdiction Hay Shire
Hay localGovernmentArea Hay Shire
Hay Post Office locatedIn Hay Shire
Hay, New South Wales locatedIn Hay Shire