Yanco
| Yanco New South Wales | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yanco Hotel, welcome sign and aBills horse trough | |||||||||
  Yanco | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°36′0″S146°24′0″E/ 34.60000°S 146.40000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 432 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2703 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 164 m (538 ft) | ||||||||
| Location | 3 km (2 mi) fromLeeton | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Leeton Shire | ||||||||
| County | Cooper | ||||||||
| Parish | Yarangery | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||
| |||||||||
Yancois a village with a population of 432 inLeeton Shirein south westernNew South Wales,Australia.[1]Yanco is aWiradjuri aboriginal languageword meaningthe sound of running water.[2]Yanco is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) fromLeetonalongIrrigation Way.Yanco is home to thePowerhouse Museum,McCaughey Park, Murrumbidgee Rural Studies Centre andYanco Agricultural High School.Murrumbidgee Irrigationbuilds the Roach’s Surge Reservoir near Yanco, holding up to 5 million tonnes of water.[3]
Yanco North Post Office opened on 1 March 1888. It was renamedYankoin 1892 andYancoin 1928.[4]
Football
[edit]The town has a team in theGroup 20 Rugby Leaguecompetition with neighbouring villageWamoon,the Yanco-Wamoon Hawks. They are renowned for winning five successive titles from 1992 to 1996, a competition record. The club briefly merged with rivalsNarranderafrom 2012 to 2014 as the Bidgee Hurricanes, but the sides demerged ahead of the 2015 season. They play at the Yanco Sports Ground, a picturesque oval located across the railway and irrigation channel from the town centre.
The town had a defunct Australian Rules Football team which played in theFarrer Football Leaguealong withWhitton,known as the Whitton-Yanco Tigers.
Heritage listings
[edit]Yanco has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Yanco Weir[5]
- 259 Euroley Road:Yanco Agricultural High School[6]
References
[edit]- ^abAustralian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Yanco (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)".2021 Census QuickStats.Retrieved19 March2023.
- ^"Yanco".Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW.Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.Retrieved11 August2013.
- ^"MIA one step closer to full automation".mirrigation.au.
- ^Phoenix Auctions History."Post Office List".Retrieved11 February2021.
- ^"Yanco Weir and site".New South Wales State Heritage Register.Department of Planning & Environment.H00969.Retrieved18 May2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) underCC-BY 4.0licence.
- ^"Yanco Agricultural High School".New South Wales State Heritage Register.Department of Planning & Environment.H02021.Retrieved18 February2020.Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) underCC-BY 4.0licence.
External links
[edit]
Media related toYanco, New South Walesat Wikimedia Commons
| Preceding station | Former services | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeton towardsGriffith
|
Griffith–Yanco Line | Terminus | ||
| Gogeldrie towardsHay
|
Hay Line | Narrandera towardsJunee
| ||
