Australian Towns & Cities
Incorporating photos and information from Michael Greenslade's former Australian Towns, Cities and Highways site
New South Wales
Hillston
Established in 1863, the Hillston townsite has had numerous names prior to being named Hillston. The earliest European name for the place was Daisy Plains or Daisy Hill, before later being known as Redbank, drawing inspiration from Wiradjuri name Melnunni, meaning red soil.
Hillston developed as a service centre to the surrounding pastoral holdings and eventually its population grew following the First World War, when the area was divided into small rural properties where returning soldiers were repatriated under the New South Wales soldier settlement scheme. The railway between Griffith and Hillston was completed in 1923, further helping the town to grow.
Agriculture is the main industry in Hillston, mostly livestock, grain, cotton, citrus and vegetables, irrigated by supplies from the Lachlan River and underground water sources.
- Population:
- 1547 1
- Postcode:
- 2675
- Location:
- 527 km west of Sydney
- Main Roads:
- Kidman Way (B87)
- Radio Stations:
- FM:
- ABC Classic (97.3 MHz), ABC News Radio (98.1 MHz), ABC Radio National (98.9 MHz), ABC Riverina (100.5 MHz), Hit Riverina (99.7 MHz), Sky Racing Radio (87.6 MHz), Triple J (96.5 MHz) and Vision Christian Radio (88.0 MHz)
- AM:
- ABC Central West (549 kHz), ABC Radio Melbourne (774 kHz), ABC Wimmera (594 kHz) and Triple M (963 kHz)
NEW Town Centre:
High Street, Hillston, 2003.
Image © Jamie Scuglia
NEW Town Centre:
High Street, Hillston, 2003.
Image © Jamie Scuglia