Cryon is a parish and hamlet in the north-west of

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, Australia. It lies in the

Walgett Shire Walgett Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The northern boundary of the Shire is located adjacent to the border between New South Wales and Queensland. The town of Walgett is located on the Namoi ...

and is situated from Sydney, west of

Narrabri Narrabri ( ) is a locality and seat of Narrabri Shire local government area in the North West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia on the Namoi River, northwest of Sydney. It sits on the junction of the Kamilaroi Highway and the Newell Highw ...

and east of

Walgett Walgett is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia, and the seat of Walgett Shire. It is near the junctions of the Barwon and Namoi Rivers and the Kamilaroi and Castlereagh Highways. In 2016, Walgett had a population of 2,145. In the 2 ...

on the

Kamilaroi Highway Kamilaroi Highway is a state highway located in the north-western region of New South Wales, Australia, and links via and to . The highway is named after the Kamilaroi Indigenous Australian people who live in the area. Route The highway be ...

. The settlement sits at an altitude of about . When the

Walgett railway line The Walgett railway line is a railway line in north-western New South Wales, Australia. Opening in 1908, it branches from the North-West Line at Narrabri and passes through the towns of Wee Waa and Burren before ending in the town of Walgett. Th ...

arrived here in 1905 this was a thriving settlement with a variety of businesses including a hotel and stores. For quite a few years it was the loading point for cattle from

South West Queensland South West Queensland is a remote region in the Australian state of Queensland which covers . The region lies to the south of Central West Queensland and west of the Darling Downs and includes the Maranoa district and parts of the Channel Coun ...

that were railed to the Sydney market. The railway now only carries freight (grain). Only a few buildings remain, together with a wheat silo and several new bunker storages. The main industry is wheat farming with some livestock raised.

References

*Lightning Ridge, Walgett and District; published by Walgett Shire, 2000

External links

Towns in New South Wales Walgett Shire {{FarWestNSW-geo-stub