Euston, New South Wales

Euston, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Euston
state = nsw


caption =
lga = Balranald Shire Council
postcode =
est =
pop = 462 (2006)
elevation= 61
maxtemp = 24.0
mintemp = 9.5
rainfall = 311.2
county = Taila
stategov = Murray-Darling
fedgov = Farrer
dist1 =
location1=

Euston is a small town on the banks of the Murray River, 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. Until the irrigation development at Robinvale Euston was the main town in the area. A Post Office opened on May 1, 1852 (closed in 1853, then reopened permanently in 1856). Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11
]

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

Euston has a magnificent club, the Euston Sports and Recreation Club, as well as the Euston Pub.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Millewa Football League.

An excellent gateway to the Murray River and Sunraysia district, where the elusive Murray Cod can be caught.

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