Yerrinbool, New South Wales
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Yerrinbool is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. It has a population of around 1000[1] and is accessible from the Hume Highway (via Bargo or Alpine) and is about 15km drive from nearby Mittagong. It is 6-8 kms by foot to Hill Top via a trail.
It has CityRail railway services with the Yerrinbool Railway Station and the small Yerrinbool General Store is located opposite. Community facilities include a community hall, Fire Station and an Anzac memorial nearby.
It contains a Bahai School which is a retreat for pratitioners of the Bahai Religion.
Yerrinbool can also be distinguished by the Tennessee Orchard Sign which has a large round red apple on it. The bright sign can be seen when travelling past the village on the Hume Highway.
The name Yerrinbool is an Aboriginal word for the Wood Duck[2] — a species which is quite common around the ponds in Yerrinbool.
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