- Nyah West, Victoria
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Nyah West
VictoriaPopulation: 552 (2006)[1] Postcode: 3595 Location: LGA: Rural City of Swan Hill State District: Swan Hill Federal Division: Mallee Nyah West is a town in Victoria, Australia near the Murray River, the border with New South Wales. It is near the Murray Valley Highway (Nyah West is on the railway line, Nyah is on the highway), 371 kilometres (231 mi) north-west of Melbourne and 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-east of Swan Hill. The town was established when the railway line was extended from Swan Hill to Piangil in 1915 passing some distance to the west of the established township of Nyah. A full Post Office opened here on December 1, 1917.[2]
At the 2006 census, Nyah West had a population of 552. It is the business and commercial centre of a prosperous irrigation district which produces wine and dried fruit, as well as vegetables and wool.
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Nyah has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Central Murray Football League.[3]
Golfers play at the course of the Nyah West Golf Club on Yarraby Road.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Nyah West (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26385&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Full Points Footy, Nyah-Nyah West, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Nyah-Nyah_West_United.htm, retrieved 2008-07-25
- ^ Golf Select, Nyah West, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1056, retrieved 2009-05-11
Coordinates: 35°11′S 143°20′E / 35.183°S 143.333°E
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