page_title: Adelong, New South Wales
section_title: Farming
hierarchical_section_title: Adelong, New South Wales / History / Farming
caption_attribution_description: Adelong - Antique gold crusher in the main street
context_page_description: Adelong is a small town in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the Tumut Shire. About 1400 people live in the Adelong district, and 829 people live in the town. The town is about 160 kilometres west of Canberra on the Snowy Mountains Highway. The town's name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "along the way" or "plain with a river".
context_section_description: After the gold rush, farming became the main business in the area. This was mainly Merino sheep and beef cattle. Over the last 20 years a tourists have come to visit because of the pleasant scenery and gold mining history. The famous Adelong Falls, with its rich gold-mining past, is an ideal spot to for a picnic or to explore the local area.
caption: Adelong - Old gold ore crusher in the main street
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