Yenda is a town in the

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district of

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. The town is located about east of

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, north-west of

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, and west of

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in the

Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) is geographically located within the Riverina area of New South Wales. It was created to control and divert the flow of local river and creek systems for the purpose of food production. The main river s ...

of southern New South Wales. Although most of the original 15-acre farms have been consolidated into large vineyards and most farmhouses have disappeared, farm roads are named after the original settlers. In 1940 Yenda had two clothing stores, two bakers, two butchers, two grocery stores, two barbers, one newsagency, one pharmacy, one cinema, one Greek restaurant and one bank but residents now do their shopping in nearby Griffith. At the , Yenda had a population of 1,503. The area forming part of Yenda is well covered by vineyards, which produce close to 70% of the wine for New South Wales. Also, there are rice paddies, fed by the irrigation system, orchards producing stone and citrus fruit, poultry farms and

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s producing vegetables.

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, who produce both Peter Lehmann Wines and yellow tail, are based in the town. Nearby is the

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, containing waterfalls, gorges and bush walks and providing a home to over 150 species of birds. The Yenda railway station, opened in 1916, lies on the

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and is now closed. Yenda Post Office opened somewhat later on 1 July 1919. Yenda Brewery was founded in 2014 and is located on Farm 1471, Wakley Road, Yenda. They produce Pressman's cider and a range of beers under a variety of labels. The company was in 2020 owned by

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and

. ABD classifies Yenda as a large (>300,000 litres) producer.

Sports

Yenda is home to the Yenda Blueheelers Rugby League Club, who play at Wade Park and compete in the

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competition. Yenda Tigers junior soccer club is also based in the town, playing in the Griffith Football Association.

Gallery

Image:YendaMemorialPark.JPG, The Memorial Park at Yenda, with the

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supermarket in the background. File:YendaMcWilliamsWines.JPG, McWilliam's Wines File:YendaRomanCatholicChurch.JPG, St Therese's Roman Catholic Church

References

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