Adelong

Adelong
New South Wales

Main street

Adelong

Coordinates

35°18′S 148°03′E / 35.300°S 148.050°ECoordinates: 35°18′S 148°03′E / 35.300°S 148.050°E

Population

884 (2011)

Established

1858

Postcode(s)

2729

Elevation

303 m (994 ft)

Location

410 km (255 mi) from Sydney
81 km (50 mi) from Wagga Wagga
20 km (12 mi) from Tumut
6 km (4 mi) from Grahamstown

LGA(s)

Snowy Valleys Council

Mean max temp	Mean min temp	Annual rainfall
21.8 °C ^{71 °F}	6.7 °C ^{44 °F}	790.5 mm ^{31.1 in}

Adelong is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia and is a part of the Snowy Valleys Council. In 2011, Adelong had an urban population of 884.

The town is situated about 160 kilometres (99 mi) 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".

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 1900s. One or two elderly Chinese and Indians still lived in Adelong in the 1950s. A community named Cornishtown existed about a mile to the west of Adelong till the 1940s. The famous Adelong Falls, with its rich gold-mining past, is an ideal spot to have a leisurely picnic or to explore the unique surrounding area.

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