Cryon, New South Wales

"Cryon" redirects here. For similarly spelt names, see Cryan (disambiguation).

Cryon New South Wales
A paddock on the plain near Cryon
Cryon Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	30°00′16″S 148°36′46″E / 30.00444°S 148.61278°E / -30.00444; 148.61278Coordinates: 30°00′16″S 148°36′46″E / 30.00444°S 148.61278°E / -30.00444; 148.61278
Postcode(s)	2387
LGA(s)	Walgett Shire
County	Denham
State electorate(s)	Barwon

Cryon is a parish and hamlet situated 685 km from Sydney, 130 km west of Narrabri and 52 km east of Walgett on the Kamilaroi Highway in the north-west of New South Wales, Australia, and lies in the Walgett Shire. The settlement sits at altitude of about 146 metres. When the Walgett railway line 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 that were railed to the Sydney market. The railway now only carries freight (grain).

Today only a few buildings remain, together with a wheat silo and several new bunker storages.

The main industry here is wheat farming with some livestock raised, too.

The hall and the silos at Cryon, NSW

References

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

External links

Media related to Cryon, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons

Towns and localities in the Walgett Shire local government area

Burren Junction Carinda Collarenebri Come By Chance Cryon Cumborah Lightning Ridge Pokataroo Rowena Walgett

Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales

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