Yass

Yass, New South Wales, Australia

Yass

Yass, town, southeastern New South Wales, Australia. It lies along the Yass River, which is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River.

Yass, New South Wales, Australia: Cooma Cottage

The Yass Plains, on the Western Slopes of the Eastern Highlands, were explored in 1824 by Hamilton Hume and William Hovell. The town, established in 1837, serves a district producing merino wool, wheat, oats, orchard fruits, and wine. Yass lies on the Hume Highway near its junction with the Barton and has rail connections to Sydney (140 miles [230 km] northeast) and Melbourne (300 miles [480 km] southwest). Burrinjuck Waters State Park is about 30 miles (50 km) southwest. Pop. (2006) urban centre, 5,333; (2011) urban centre, 5,591.