Yerriyong is a locality in the
City of Shoalhaven
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in
New South Wales
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, Australia.
It lies about 17 km to the southwest of
Nowra
Nowra () is a city in the South Coast, New South Wales, South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located south-southwest of the state capital of Sydney (about as the crow flies). As of the 2021 census, Nowra has an estimated po ...
on the road to
Nerriga and
Canberra
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. It is largely made up of
eucalyptus
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forest.
The name is believed to be of Aboriginal origin, as in
Tharawal
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"Yerri" means "tooth" and "ong" is a common place name ending, so it is considered to relate to an initiation ceremony.
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Yerriyong had a state school from 1885 to 1948. This was described as a "provisional school" (October 1882–April 1883), "public school" (1883–1895), or "half-time school" (June–September 1895). It was replaced by Yerriyong Vale, which was a "half-time school" (June–September 1895, 1906–1908 and 1914–1916) or a "provisional school" (1895–1906 and 1909–1913).
]
Demographics
At the , Yerriyong had a population of 25,
References
City of Shoalhaven
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