Temora
Temora, town, south-central New South Wales, Australia. It lies in the Western Slopes district of the fertile Riverina area.
Founded in 1879 during a gold rush, the town derives its name from a Gaelic term meaning “an eminence commanding a wide view”; it was the name of a land claim established earlier on the site. Temora was proclaimed a municipality in 1891.
Temora is a major rail junction and a storage and shipment centre for wheat grown in the Riverina. The town also handles wool and canola produced in the region. Agricultural support industries are important to the local economy. It has rail and air links to Sydney (214 miles [344 km] northeast). Temora has a history of aviation dating to World War II, when a military flying school was established there; an aviation museum is now located on the former site of the school. Pop. (2006) local government area, 5,853; (2011) local government area, 5,776.
