DESTINATION: Hay

Hay

Almost surrounded by the Murrumbidgee River, Hay lies in the middle of flat saltbush plains, 726km SW of Sydney. The plains support merino flocks producing medium-fine wools. Although wool is the main industry, there is also dairying, and irrigation allows fruit and vegetable growing. Many world-famous sheep studs are located here, including Mungadal, Uardry and Cedar Grove.


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The Australian Shearers' Hall of Fame, cnr Cobb and Sturt hwys, is a superb living museum showcasing shearing life in the Outback. Hay Gaol Museum, built in 1878, has been a penal institute, maternity hospital, asylum, POW camp and a security institute for girls. The building is now a local history museum in Church St. It is open 9am-5pm daily. The restored Railway Station now houses the POW Internment Camp Interpretive Centre The centre documents WWII internment of over 3000 prisoners-of-war in Hay.

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The Murrumbidgee River offers many excellent fishing spots and is popular in summer for waterskiing, canoeing and swimming. There are several river beaches close to town offering swimming and picnicking. Over 62 species of birds have been identified at Hay Wetlands, located off the Old Thelangerlin Rd on the north-west of town. Springtime is a lovely time to visit with many waterbirds, including swans and ducks, nesting and breeding.

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Sheep Shearer in Hay
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Copyright 2007, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. cmsadmin. (2005, May 20). Hay. Retrieved September 07, 2008, from Plan Book Travel Australia Web site: http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/australia/nsw/hay. This work is licensed under a Universal Publishers. Universal Publishers

Region: Riverina

Wheat harvesting, West Wyalong, Central NSW
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