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Young NSW 2594
(Pop 9 000)
Pic: The Courthouse
Young is a SW NSW township 376 km west of Sydney named after an early NSW Governor. Original inhabitants were the Burrowmunditory Aborigines with white settlement beginning in 1826. Rich gold discoveries (1860) were followed by fruit & grain growing. The town is now famed for its cherries that were first cultivated in 1878. In 1889 Young was the first Australian town (excluding capital cities) to install home & street electricity. By 1923 Young had the world's two largest cherry orchards. Today Young is a busy commercial centre for a rich agricultural district. Fruit growing, pastoral industries, mining & steel fabrication are the economy's mainstays. Hilltops Flavours of the Harvest Festival (Feb), Lambing Flat Festival (Apr), National Cherry Festival (Nov/Dec).
Accommodation: Young has half a dozen motels, 7 hotels, 2 B&Bs, some holiday apartments and a farmstay.
Visitor Information Centre: 2 Short St. Tel (02) 6382 3394 or 1800 628 233
Airport:Young Airport (NGA) Maimuru Rd, Maimuru. Tel (02) 6382 5088. (11 km s-e).
Hospital:Young District Service, Allanan St. Tel (02) 382 8888.
(Pop 9 000)
Pic: The Courthouse
Young is a SW NSW township 376 km west of Sydney named after an early NSW Governor. Original inhabitants were the Burrowmunditory Aborigines with white settlement beginning in 1826. Rich gold discoveries (1860) were followed by fruit & grain growing. The town is now famed for its cherries that were first cultivated in 1878. In 1889 Young was the first Australian town (excluding capital cities) to install home & street electricity. By 1923 Young had the world's two largest cherry orchards. Today Young is a busy commercial centre for a rich agricultural district. Fruit growing, pastoral industries, mining & steel fabrication are the economy's mainstays. Hilltops Flavours of the Harvest Festival (Feb), Lambing Flat Festival (Apr), National Cherry Festival (Nov/Dec).
Accommodation: Young has half a dozen motels, 7 hotels, 2 B&Bs, some holiday apartments and a farmstay.
Visitor Information Centre: 2 Short St. Tel (02) 6382 3394 or 1800 628 233
Airport:Young Airport (NGA) Maimuru Rd, Maimuru. Tel (02) 6382 5088. (11 km s-e).
Hospital:Young District Service, Allanan St. Tel (02) 382 8888.
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