The Rock, New South Wales

Not to be confused with The Rocks, New South Wales.

The Rock New South Wales
View across the rail lines and silos to The Rock Hill
The Rock
Coordinates	35°16′0″S 147°06′0″E / 35.26667°S 147.10000°E / -35.26667; 147.10000Coordinates: 35°16′0″S 147°06′0″E / 35.26667°S 147.10000°E / -35.26667; 147.10000
Population	860 (2006 Census)
Postcode(s)	2655
Elevation	236 m (774 ft)
Location	32 km (20 mi) from Wagga Wagga
LGA(s)	Lockhart Shire
County	Mitchell
State electorate(s)	Wagga Wagga
Federal Division(s)	Farrer

The Rock is a town, with a population of 860,^[1] in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia, in Lockhart Shire. It is 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-west of Wagga Wagga on the Olympic Highway.

The town is named after the hill also called 'Kengal'–lion of the plains^[2]–but called Yerong in the local indigenous language. The reserve that includes The Rock Hill is an attraction in the area for bush-walking, rock-climbing, and observation of wildlife. It is also an Aboriginal sacred site, called Kengal.^[3]

History

The Rock Post Office opened on 1 September 1790.^[4]

Transport

It is a railway junction town, being the junction point of the Boree Creek line from the Main South line. It is served twice daily by the XPT to Melbourne, and twice daily by the XPT to Sydney.

The Rock railway station

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "The Rock (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
↑ See www.exploroz.com, The Rock Hill – NSW; and Riverina Tourism, Lockhart surrounding towns and villages; both consulted on 20 December 2012.
↑ Environment and Heritage New South Wales, The Rock Nature Reserve (Kengal).
↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2009-06-11

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Riverina – New South Wales

Cities	Albury Griffith Wagga Wagga

Local government areas	Albury Balranald Berrigan Carrathool Conargo Coolamon Cootamundra Corowa Deniliquin Griffith Greater Hume Gundagai Hay Jerilderie Junee Leeton Lockhart Murray Murrumbidgee Narrandera Temora Tumbarumba Tumut Urana Wakool Wagga Wagga

Towns / Communities	Adelong Adjungbilly Alfredtown Alma Park Ardlethan Ariah Park Ballbank Balldale Balranald Barellan Barham Barnes Barooga Batlow Beckom Bectric Beelbangera Beggan Beggan Berrigan Bethungra Bidgeemia Bilbul Binya Birrego Blighty Book Book Bookham Booligal Booroorban Borambola Boree Creek Bowna Brawlin Brocklesby Brookdale Brungle Brushwood Bulgandry Bullenbung Bundure Bungowannah Bunnaloo Buraja Burraboi Burrandana Burrinjuck Burrumbuttock Caldwell Carabost Carrathool Cavan Coleambally Collingullie Colinroobie Combaning Conargo Condoulpe Cookardinia Coolac Coolamon Cootamundra Coree Coreen Corobimilla Corowa Cowabbie Culcairn Cunninyeuk Currawarna Darbalara Darlington Point Daysdale Deniliquin Dilpurra Dirnaseer Downside Euberta Eurongilly Euston Ferndale Finley Frampton French Park Galore Ganmain Gidginbung Gerogery Gobarralong Gocup Gogeldrie Goolgowi Goorawin Grahamstown Greenvale Grong Grong Gulpa Gunbar Gundagai Hanwood Harefield Hay Henty Hillston Holbrook Hopefield Howlong Humula Illabo Illilliwa Jerilderie Jindera Jingellic Jugiong Junee Junee Reefs Kamarah Khancoban Koraleigh Kyalite Kyeamba Kywong Lacmalac Ladysmith Langtree Lankeys Creek Laurel Hill Leeton Little Billabong Lockhart Lowesdale Mairjimmy Malebo Mangoplah Mannus Marinna Marrar Mathoura Matong Maude Mayrung Merriwagga Merungle Hill Methul Milbrulong Millwood Mirrool Mitta Mitta Moama Moira Moolpa Moombooldool Morago Morundah Morven Moulamein Mullengandra Mulwala Mundarlo Munderoo Murrami Muttama Nangus Narrandera Niemur Nyora Oaklands Oberne Old Junee One Tree Osborne Oura Ournie Oxley Penarie Perekerten Pleasant Hills Pretty Pine Pulletop Rand Rankins Springs Rannock Rennie Rosewood Ryan Sandigo Sangar Savernake Sebastopol Speewa Springdale Stanbridge Stockinbingal Stony Crossing Stony Point Tabbita Table Top Talbingo Talmalmo Talmo Tantonan Tarcutta Temora The Rock Tocumwal Tooleybuc Tooma Tootool Tullakool Tumbarumba Tumblong Tumut Tuppal Urana Urangeline Urangeline East Uranquinty Waddi Wakool Walbundrie Walla Walla Wallendbeen Walleroobie Wamoon Wanganella Wantabadgery Warburn Warragoon Wee Jasper Welaregang Westby Whitton Widgelli Widgiewa Willbriggie Womboota Wondalga Woodend Woolgarlo Woomargama Wymah Yalgogrin South Yallakool Yanco Yenda Yerong Creek Yoogali Yuluma

National parks	Cocoparra Lachlan Valley Livingstone Murray Valley Murrumbidgee Valley Oolambeyan Woomargama Yanga

Rivers, Water and irrigation entities Other watercourses	Darling Edward Goodradigbee Lachlan Little Murray Murray Murrumbidgee Niemur Paddys Rufus Tooma Tumut Wakool Yass Murray Irrigation Area Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited Riverina Water County Council Adelong Adjungbilly Back Barmedman Bendy Berthong Billabong Black Joes Bland Bowning Broadway Brooks Bulls Head Bungendore Burkes Cohen Dairy Derringullen Gum Flat Hell Hole Little Jerra Jerra Kindra Mannus Maragle Mirrool Mulwala Canal Murrumbateman Peelwood Pugilistic Reedy Sandy (Mirrool) Spring Tarcutta Taylors Tumbarumba Yellow Bog

Landmarks	Charles Sturt University Ettamogah Pub Hume Dam Hume Power Station Hume and Hovell Track Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Wyangala Dam

Towns in the Lockhart Shire local government area

Lockhart Milbrulong Pleasant Hills The Rock Yerong Creek

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The Rock, New South Wales

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