Nyah is a town in northern

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. The town is located on the

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, in the

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, north west of the state capital,

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. At the , Nyah had a population of 530. The town, on the banks of the

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was formed as the "Taverner Community Village Settlement" in the 1890s by Jim Thwaites as a

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n socialist community, one of many established along the Murray, including

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. The communities were established in imitation of the

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settlement of

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. Lack of access to water for fields and a falling-out of favour of socialism led to the end of state support for these communities. The Post Office opened on 4 May 1894 (though known as Tyntynder for some months). The Nyah State School was established in 1896 when classes were first held in the town's Top Hall. A school was built in 1912, which had been thrice extended by the end of the 1960s. In 1997, Nyah Primary School amalgamated with Nyah West Primary school to create the Nyah District Primary School. The town in conjunction with neighbouring township

Nyah West Nyah West is a town in Victoria (Australia) near the Murray River, the border with New South Wales. It is near the Murray Valley Highway (Nyah West is on the railway line, Nyah is on the highway), north-west of Melbourne and north-west of Swan ...

(after a merger of the

Nyah Nyah is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Murray Valley Highway, in the Rural City of Swan Hill local government area, north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Nyah had a population of 530. Th ...

and Nyah West football clubs) has an

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football team competing in the

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known as Nyah-Nyah West United. Nyah

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Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the town. Golfers play at the course of the Nyah District Golf Club on the Murray Valley Highway.

Gallery

Image:Nyah Bridge 2008.jpg, Nyah Bridge (2008) Image:Nyah Pizza 2009.jpg, Nyah Pizza Mart (2009) Image:Nyah Post Office 2009.jpg, Nyah Post Office (2009) Image:The Nyah Recreation Reserve Oval from the Eastern Side (2016).jpg, Recreation Reserve from East (2016) Image:Entrance sign to the Nyah Recreation Reserve (2016).jpg, Recreation Reserve Entrance Sign (2016)

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Towns in Victoria (Australia) Rural City of Swan Hill Populated places on the Murray River {{Mallee-geo-stub