Kyeamba, New South Wales
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Kyeamba is a farming community in the central east part of the
Riverina The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation ...
and situated about north west of
Humula Humula is a small country town between Tarcutta and Tumbarumba in New South Wales, Australia. Humula was once named "American Yards" or "American Fields" during the gold rush, where many Chinese came for gold years ago. At the 2016 census, Hu ...
and south west of Tarcutta. At the 2016 census, Kyeamba had a population of 54.


Location and features

The town's name is derived from an aboriginal word for "forehead band". Kyeamba is situated in the vicinity of the Alfredtown to Kyeamba Road where it meets the Hume Highway. There are no stores or significant public buildings in the area. Kyamba Telegraph Office opened on 1 September 1861. This later became a post office, was renamed Kyeamba in 1917 and closed in 1957.


See also

* Burkes Creek


References

{{authority control Towns in the Riverina Towns in New South Wales 1861 establishments in Australia Hume Highway