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Leeton, New South Wales

Leeton is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Leeton is situated approximately 550 km west of Sydney and 450 km north of Melbourne in the productive Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Leeton is administered by Leeton Shire Council. Leeton's urban population in 2011 was 6,733 and as of 2001, Leeton ranked as the 19th fastest growing local government area in New South Wales.

Located at -34.5667, 146.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.210 miles away.
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Yanco

Yanco is a village with a population of 572 in Leeton Shire in south western New South Wales, Australia. Yanco is a Wiradjuri aboriginal language word meaning the sound of running water. Yanco is located 3 kilometres from Leeton along Irrigation Way. Yanco is home to the Powerhouse Museum, McCaughey Park, J Bush and Sons Abattoirs, Murrumbidgee College and Yanco Agricultural High School. Yanco North Post Office opened on 1 March 1888. It was renamed Yanko in 1892 and Yanco in 1928.

Located at -34.6, 146.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.209 miles away.
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Leeton railway station

Leeton railway station is located in the regional centre of Leeton in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The station is used for freight purposes mostly but allows CountryLink services to pass through on Saturdays and Sundays. The Sydney to Griffith XPlorer stops on Saturday afternoons to Griffith and on Sunday mornings heading to Sydney. The station is located on Railway Avenue to the west of town.

Located at -34.5543, 146.398 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.211 miles away.
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Leeton High School

Leeton High School is a co-educational comprehensive public secondary school located in Leeton in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The school was officially opened in 1926 as Leeton's first high school and is now one of three secondary schools serving the Leeton Shire.

Located at -34.5472, 146.405 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.211 miles away.
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Leeton Shire

Leeton Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Murrumbidgee River and falls within the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. The Shire includes the town of Leeton and the small towns of Yanco, Gogeldrie, Whitton, Wamoon, Stoney Point, Murrami, Corbie Hill, Amesbury, Merungle Hill, Fivebough and Stanbridge and the suburbs of Parkview, Wattle Hill, Wiradjuri, North Leeton, Gralee and Willimbong.

Located at -34.55, 146.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.211 miles away.
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St Francis de Sales Regional College

St Francis De Sales Regional College is a regional Catholic secondary school in the Riverina town of Leeton, southwestern New South Wales, Australia. In 2006 it celebrated its 50-year jubilee. It is a large school in the Riverina, drawing students from Griffith, Narrandera, Deniliquin, Coleambally and Hay. A boarding program accommodates students from around the region, but most of the enrolment comes from Leeton.

Located at -34.567, 146.409 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.210 miles away.
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Yanco Agricultural High School

Yanco Agricultural High School is a co-educational agricultural secondary school located in Yanco in the local government area of Leeton in south western New South Wales. The school is one of four agricultural high schools in New South Wales which include Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School in Tamworth in northern New South Wales, James Ruse Agricultural High School in western Sydney and Hurlstone Agricultural High School in south-western Sydney.

Located at -34.6354, 146.383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.206 miles away.
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Wamoon

Wamoon is a village in Leeton Shire in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Wamoon is located 8 km from Leeton along the Irrigation Way to the Leeton CBD and Henry Lawson Drive to the Leeton suburb of Wattle Hill. Wamoon provides a village of homes to the farmers of northern Leeton and there is a small primary school known as Wamoon Public School. Wamoon Post Office opened in July 1920 and closed in 1983.

Located at -34.5297, 146.332 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.209 miles away.
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Wattle Hill, New South Wales

Wattle Hill is a north-western suburb of Leeton, New South Wales. Wattle Hill was developed in the 1970s and 80's as a joint venture between Leeton Shire Council and the New South Wales Department of Housing. Wattle Hill has a large concentration of housing department homes particularly on Gossamer, Wirilda and Blackwood Streets.

Located at -34.55, 146.367 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.209 miles away.
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Parkview, New South Wales

Parkview is a residential suburb of Leeton, New South Wales in Leeton Shire. Parkview is located to the south west of town, and can be accessed via the Oak Street Bridge. Parkview is home to Leeton's second state school, Parkview Public School, a small shop and butcher, two churches, and an array of sporting facilities such as tennis and basketball courts. Leeton's showground, racecourse and the MIA Sports Club are located to the east of the suburb across the railway track.

Located at -34.5667, 146.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.210 miles away.
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Wiradjuri, New South Wales

Wiradjuri is a subdivision in the rapidly growing Northern area of Leeton, New South Wales in Leeton Shire. Wiradjuri was developed in the 1980s and 90's to cope with Leeton's housing shortage and population boom. The Leeton High School sporting ovals are located to the east. The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales no longer recognises Wiradjuri as a suburb.

Located at -34.5333, 146.383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.211 miles away.
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Gralee, New South Wales

Gralee is a suburb of Leeton, New South Wales in Leeton Shire. Gralee facilities include: St Francis De Sales Regional College Gralee Special School Ricegrowers Co-operative Limited Headquarters Leeton Caravan Park Leeton Soldiers Club Riverina Motel Heritage Motor Inn Leeton Visitors Information Centre Leeton Coach Terminal Lutheran Church Scout Hall Grahame Park Leeton Golf Course Leeton Veterinary Hospital Gralee Store Gralee (Gra + Lee) was named after Leeton poet, "Jim Grahame" (J. W.

Located at -34.5667, 146.417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.211 miles away.
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Murrami, New South Wales

Murrami is a village located in the Leeton Shire in New South Wales, Australia. Murrami has a small primary school, post office, a rice storage facility and a small community centre and park. The former Vetta Pasta Factory is located nearby. The place name is derived from an aboriginal word for 'crayfish'. Murrami Post Office opened on 18 December 1922.

Located at -34.4333, 146.3 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.212 miles away.
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Willimbong, New South Wales

Willimbong is a suburb of Leeton, New South Wales, Australia in Leeton Shire. Willimbong has a mix of industrial and residential properties. Leeton's SunRice and Coprice Mills are located in Willimbong as well as the Berri Juice Factory, MIA Rural Services, Cummins and the Country Energy Field Service Centre. Willimbong is also home to a large park known as Waipukurau Park, a corner store and Leeton Pre-School and Leeton Day Care Centre.

Located at -34.55, 146.383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.210 miles away.
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Corbie Hill, New South Wales

Corbie Hill is a small locality south-east of Leeton, New South Wales, Australia in Leeton Shire. It can be accessed by Corbie Hill Road which links to the Irrigation Way at Gralee.

Located at -34.5667, 146.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.212 miles away.
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Yanco Powerhouse Museum

Yanco Powerhouse Museum is located at Binua Street in Yanco, New South Wales Australia. Yanco Power Station was built in 1913 to supply power to the MIA, when power was required for general lightning and for the Leeton Butter Factory. The site on which it was constructed was chosen as it was close to the Yanco railway line for obtaining coal and close to a water source which would be used for condensing water using a secondhand 75 KW generator.

Located at -34.6035, 146.407 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.209 miles away.
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Stony Point, New South Wales

Stony Point was a village community in the central part of the Riverina which now locates only the local class 4 public school about. It is situated by road, about 9 kilometres north from Leeton and 10 kilometres south from Murrami.

Located at -34.4667, 146.417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.215 miles away.
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Merungle Hill, New South Wales

Merungle Hill is a village community in the central north part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 3 kilometres north from Yanco and 5 kilometres south east from Leeton. At the 2006 census, Merungle Hill had a population of 535 people.

Located at -34.6, 146.433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.210 miles away.
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Roxy Community Theatre

Roxy Community Theatre is an Art Deco/Art Nouveau/Spanish Mission style movie theatre located in Leeton, New South Wales, Australia.

Located at -34.552, 146.405 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.211 miles away.
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Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps

Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps are two swamps lying close to the Riverina town of Leeton in New South Wales, Australia. They lie on Crown Land within the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA). They were recognised as being a Wetland of International Importance through designation under the Ramsar Convention on 21 October 2002 as Ramsar Site 1224.

Located at -34.5306, 146.432 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.213 miles away.
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