Henty NSW 2658
(Pop 1 100)
Henty is a Riverina rural service town 526 km s-w of Sydney. Known as the ‘Home of the Header’ after the local farmer who invented the revolutionary header grain harvester (1914), Henty is also renowned for its bushranger connections in 1860s. Pastoralists arrived in 1866 and the town’s name was proclaimed in 1891.
Accommodation: Henty has a couple of hotels & farmstay guesthouses.
Visitor Information Centre: Doodle Cooma Arms Hotel, Sladen St. Tel (02) 6929 3013.
Airport: Albury Airport (ABX) off Riverina Hwy, Albury. Tel (02) 6041 1241. (70 km south).
Hospitals: Culcairn Health Service, Balfour St, Culcairn. Tel (02) 6029 8203 (17 km south) or Albury Base Hospital, Borella Rd. Tel (02) 6058 4444 (70 km south).