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Encyclopedia > Corryong

Corryong is a small town in Victoria, Australia.


It is located 120 kilometres east of Albury-Wodonga, near the upper reaches of the Murray River and thus close to the New South Wales border. Its population is 1,215 (ABS figures, 1996). It is reachable by road along the Murray Valley Highway, and is indeed the eastern endpoint of this highway. Further eastern travel puts a driver on the Alpine Way, until recently a dirt road, before encountering any major settlements.


Industries in the area involve mainly agriculture and forestry, particularly beef and dairy farming, though some farmers are experimenting with more exotic farming enterprises. The forestry industries include both harvesting native eucalypts and the extensive pine plantations in the area. The town itself exists primarily to service these industries.


Its location makes it the Victorian gateway to the New South Wales snowfields, including the Thredbo ski village, and the Snowy Mountains Scheme. It is a waystation for many travellers, particularly those on motorcycles, travelling across Australia's highest mountains. Other tourists come to fish in the river and other nearby waterways, or to partake in horseriding around the mountain areas surrounding the town.


It is also of note as the home of Jack Riley, a stockman whose horseriding skills reputedly made him the inspiration for Banjo Paterson's "The Man From Snowy River". Whether this is true or not, the local government uses this claim extensively in its tourist promotions and holds a "high country festival" annually.


Corryong is close to the Burrowa-Pine Mountain National Park and the massive Alpine National Park. The Kosciuszko National Park is located nearby across the state border.


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Corryong, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (337 words)
It is located 120 kilometres east of Albury-Wodonga, near the upper reaches of the Murray River and thus close to the New South Wales border.
Corryong is supported by a variety of service clubs, a hospital and schools.
Corryong is close to the Burrowa-Pine Mountain National Park and the massive Alpine National Park.
Walkabout - Corryong (1266 words)
Not only is Corryong the Victorian gateway to both the Snowy Mountains and to Kosciuszko National Park but it is generally accepted that a local named Jack Riley was the inspiration for 'Banjo' Paterson's famous poem 'The Man From Snowy River' (1890).
Corryong is quite an attractive older-style country town of some 1500 people which is situated at an elevation of 320 metres and surrounded by spectacular countryside.
6 km from Corryong along the Tintaldra Rd is the turnoff to Khancoban.
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