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Balranald

New South Wales, Australia
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Balranald, town, southern New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the Murrumbidgee River, near its junction with the Murray River.

Balranald was settled in 1847 and proclaimed a town in 1851, and it was an important livestock-ferrying point in the 1860s. It was gazetted a municipality in 1882 and became a shire in 1957. Balranald serves a region of sheep, cattle, wheat, and irrigated fruit farming; lumbering and mining are also local activities. It is located on the Sturt Highway about 420 miles (675 km) southwest of Sydney and is served by the rail system of the state of Victoria. The closest rail link to the New South Wales system is at Hay, some 85 miles (135 km) east. Pop. (2006) local government area, 2,441; (2011) local government area, 2,283.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.