Jugiong
village in Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jugiong is a small village on the bank of the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales, Australia. It is 344 km south west of Sydney on the Hume Highway. The first people to live in the area were indigenous Australians, the Wiradjuri people. The first Europeans were the explorers Hamilton Hume and William Hovell on their trip in 1824.[2] Henry O'Brien, an Irishman, started farming sheep in 1825. His farm, called the Jugiong Run, was 125,000 acres.[2] Explorer Charles Sturt reached the Murrumbidgee at Jugiong in 1829 at the start of his travels down the river.
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Jugiong New South Wales | |
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Coordinates | 34°49′23″S 148°19′29″E |
Population | 303 (2011 census)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 2726 |
Elevation | 303 m (994 ft) |
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LGA(s) | Hilltops Council |
State electorate(s) | Cootamundra |
Federal division(s) | Hume |
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