Adelong, New South Wales
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| Adelong New South Wales |
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| Population: | 829 [1] |
| Postcode: | 2729 |
| Elevation: | 303 m (994 ft) |
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| LGA: | Tumut Shire |
| County: | Wynyard |
| State District: | Wagga Wagga |
| Federal Division: | Eden-Monaro |
Adelong is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia and is a part of the Tumut Shire. The Adelong district has a population of about 1400, while Adelong itself has a population of 829 people.[1]
The town is situated about 160 kilometres west of Canberra. It is on the Snowy Mountains Highway.
The town's name is said to be derived from an Aboriginal language meaning "along the way" or "plain with a river".[3]
It was settled about 1840 to 1850 because gold was found there. During the gold rush the population expanded to more than 30,000 people. The gold ran out in the latter part of the 19th century and the pastoral industry became the principal activity. This was mainly Merino sheep and beef cattle, and continues now. Over the last 20 years a tourist industry has developed because of the pleasant scenery and gold mining history. During the gold rush many Chinese people worked in the mines, a lot of whom died and were buried in a special portion of the Adelong cemetery. Unfortunately the Chinese portion of the cemetery was obliterated in the early nineteen hundreds. One or two elderly Chinese and Indians still lived in Adelong in the 1950's. A community named Cornishtown existed about a mile to the West of Adelong till the 1940's[citations needed].
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Adelong (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ Travelmate
- ^ Adelong. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
