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 Yanco Hotel, welcome sign and a Bills horse trough | |||||||
 Yanco | |||||||
| Population: | 572 [1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 2703 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: | ||||||
| Elevation: | 164 m (538 ft) | ||||||
| Location: | 3 km (2 mi) from Leeton | ||||||
| LGA: | Leeton Shire | ||||||
| County: | Cooper | ||||||
| Parish: | Yarangery | ||||||
| State District: | Murrumbidgee | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Riverina | ||||||
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Yanco is a village with a population of 572 in Leeton Shire in south western New South Wales, Australia.[1] Yanco is a Wiradjuri aboriginal language word meaning the sound of running water.[2] Yanco is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) 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.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Leeton Yanco (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL186600&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- ^ "Yanco". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/place_naming/placename_search/extract?id=SXlpZxsEMn. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
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