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Yass
YassCourthouse at Yass, New South Wales, Austl.

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
Yass, New South Wales, Australia: Cooma CottageCooma Cottage, former home of Hamilton Hume, at Yass, New South Wales, Australia.

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.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Lorraine Murray.