- Euston, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Euston
state = nsw
caption =
lga =Balranald Shire Council
postcode =
est =
pop = 462 (2006)
elevation= 61
maxtemp = 24.0
mintemp = 9.5
rainfall = 311.2
county = Taila
stategov = Murray-Darling
fedgov = Farrer
dist1 =
location1=Euston is a small town on the banks of the
Murray River , southernNew South Wales ,Australia in Balranald Shire. The twin town of Robinvale is on the other side of the river in the state of Victoria. Until the irrigation development at Robinvale Euston was the main town in the area. A Post Office opened onMay 1 ,1852 (closed in 1853, then reopened permanently in 1856). Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]Euston and Robinvale are home to a rather large Italian population hailing from the southern province of
Calabria inItaly Euston has a magnificent club, the Euston Sports and Recreation Club, as well as the Euston Pub.
The town has an
Australian Rules football team competing in theMillewa Football League .An excellent gateway to the Murray River and Sunraysia district, where the elusive Murray Cod can be caught.
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