Yarra, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Yarra
State:nsw
Coordinates:-34.8158°N 149.6339°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Lga:Goulburn Mulwaree Council
County:Argyle
Parish:Goulburn
Region:Southern Tablelands
Postcode:2580
Stategov:Goulburn
Elevation:683
Fedgov:Hume
Dist1:18
Dir1:SW
Location1:Goulburn
Dist2:84
Dir2:NE
Location2:Canberra
Dist3:213
Dir3:SW
Location3:Sydney
Near-N:Baw Baw
Near-Ne:Run-O-Waters
Near-E:Tirrannaville
Near-Se:Tirrannaville
Near-S:Currawang
Near-Sw:Wollogorang
Near-W:Parkesbourne
Near-Nw:Pomeroy

Yarra is a locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 18 km southwest of Goulburn, 84 km northeast of Canberra and 213 km southwest of Sydney. It lies at the intersection of the Federal Highway and the Hume Highway. At the, it had a population of 173. Yarra railway station was a station on the Main Southern railway line from 1875 to the 1970s.[1] A small settlement grew up around the railway station and the Hume Highway, parts of which were demolished during road widening in the 1970s. It had a public school from 1869 to 1970, operating as a "half-time" school until 1873.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yarra station . NSWrail.net . 31 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Yarra Public School in the School history database search. New South Wales Department of Education. 28 December 2017.