West Wyalong
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West Wyalong is a rural town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, known historically for gold mining and now as an agricultural and service centre.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Wyalong canonical | 13 |
| Wyalong | 2 |
| West Wyalong region | 1 |
| West Wyalong, New South Wales | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| averageSummerCondition | hot, dry summers ⓘ |
| averageWinterCondition | cool winters ⓘ |
| climate | hot-summer Mediterranean to semi-arid transition ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentEconomicRole |
agricultural service centre
ⓘ
regional service town ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
about 100 km east of Griffith
ⓘ
about 150 km west of Wagga Wagga ⓘ about 500 km west of Sydney ⓘ |
| federalElectorate | Riverina ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Bland Shire
ⓘ
surface form:
Bland Shire Council
|
| hasAirport | West Wyalong Airport ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
district hospital
ⓘ
grain silos ⓘ high school ⓘ primary schools ⓘ showground ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
heritage buildings in main street
ⓘ
historic goldfields in surrounding district ⓘ irregular, winding main street layout ⓘ |
| hasPostcode | 2671 ⓘ |
| hasRailway | branch line connection to the Junee–Griffith railway (historically) ⓘ |
| historicalIndustry | gold mining ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major gold-mining centre in late 19th century ⓘ |
| isIn |
Bland Shire
ⓘ
surface form:
Bland Shire Council area
|
| knownFor |
gold-mining heritage
ⓘ
grain and livestock production ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Bland Shire ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central New South Wales ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Mid-Western Highway
ⓘ
Newell Highway ⓘ Newell and Mid-Western Highways junction vicinity ⓘ |
| mainIndustries |
broadacre agriculture
ⓘ
canola production ⓘ mixed farming ⓘ sheep grazing ⓘ wheat farming ⓘ |
| namedFor | its location west of the original Wyalong goldfield ⓘ |
| nearbyLocality |
Barmedman
ⓘ
Tallimba ⓘ West Wyalong self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wyalong
|
| region | Riverina ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| stateElectorate | Cootamundra ⓘ |
| timezone | AEST ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | AEDT ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
West Wyalong region
subject surface form:
Riverina
this entity surface form:
Wyalong
this entity surface form:
West Wyalong, New South Wales
this entity surface form:
Wyalong