Euston, New South Wales

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Euston
New South Wales
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Courthouse at Euston
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Euston
Coordinates 34°34′S142°44′E / 34.567°S 142.733°E / -34.567; 142.733
Population822 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2737
Elevation61 m (200 ft)
LGA(s) Balranald Shire
County Taila
State electorate(s) Murray
Federal division(s) Farrer
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
24.0 °C
75 °F
9.5 °C
49 °F
311.2 mm
12.3 in

Euston is a small town on the banks of the Murray River, in the Murray region in southern New South Wales, Australia in Balranald Shire. The twin town of Robinvale is on the other side of the river in the state of Victoria.

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At the 2021 census, Euston had a population of 822 people. [1] Until the irrigation development at Robinvale, Euston was the main town in the area. A post office opened on 1 May 1852. It closed in 1853, then reopened in 1856. [2]

History

Charles Sturt [3] passed through the general country in 1830, and Charles Lockhart in 1862. [4] In 1876 the settlement at Euston was described in the following terms:

Euston is a crossing-place for sheep and cattle. There is a Custom-house officer here, though I should judge that his avocations were not of an extremely onerous nature, and the township also possesses a post and telegraph office. If the building can be taken as a type of the township, Euston has not a long life before it. The walls appear as if rent apart by an earthquake. The hotels and about a dozen small houses constitute the remainder of the township. [5]

Euston and Robinvale are home to a large Italian population from the southern province of Calabria in Italy.

Euston has the Euston Sports and Recreation Club and the Euston Pub.

The town used to field an Australian rules football team competing in the Millewa Football League; however, they were forced to merge with Robinvale due to lack of players in part caused by the establishment of Robinvale rugby league club.

Euston is a gateway to the Murray River and Sunraysia district, known for its fishing, including the Murray cod and other native species, now threatened by the European carp. [6]

Climate

Euston has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), slightly cooler than Mildura due to its southern latitude. Although largely uniform, rainfall peaks somewhat in the cooler months of the year. Rainfall records are found as early as 1877, while those of temperature from 1907 with both terminating at 1970. Extreme temperature records were only kept for maxima, and in these records a reading of 48.7 °C (119.7 °F) was registered on 13 January 1939.

Climate data for Euston Post Office (1907−1970, rainfall to 1877); 61 m AMSL; 34.58° S, 142.73° E
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)32.5
(90.5)
32.1
(89.8)
28.9
(84.0)
23.5
(74.3)
19.0
(66.2)
15.4
(59.7)
15.2
(59.4)
17.3
(63.1)
20.8
(69.4)
24.3
(75.7)
27.9
(82.2)
31.0
(87.8)
24.0
(75.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)15.8
(60.4)
15.7
(60.3)
13.0
(55.4)
8.9
(48.0)
6.1
(43.0)
3.9
(39.0)
3.1
(37.6)
4.1
(39.4)
6.8
(44.2)
9.5
(49.1)
12.3
(54.1)
14.6
(58.3)
9.5
(49.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)19.7
(0.78)
22.2
(0.87)
21.5
(0.85)
22.2
(0.87)
29.9
(1.18)
34.0
(1.34)
25.8
(1.02)
29.9
(1.18)
29.3
(1.15)
30.5
(1.20)
24.4
(0.96)
21.8
(0.86)
311.8
(12.28)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)2.62.73.24.05.97.77.68.16.75.84.13.261.6
Source: [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Euston". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 November 2022. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Phoenix Auctions History, Euston Post Office , retrieved 6 February 2021
  3. Mildura history.
  4. Kureinji (NSW) Archived 22 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine AA338 Norman Barnett Tindale Collection .
  5. 'The Riverine Trade (No. IV): Down the Murray', The Argus (newspaper), 5 February 1876, p. 9.
  6. "Fishing in the Murray River offers a variety of fish species".
  7. "EUSTON POST OFFICE". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 25 August 2024.

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