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Griffith, New South Wales, Australia
Griffith, New South Wales, Australia

Griffith, town, south-central New South Wales, southeastern Australia. It lies in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area.

The areas was surveyed in 1916 and designed by the U.S. architect Walter Burley Griffin. It was proclaimed a town in 1918 and named for Arthur Griffith, then state minister for public works. It was subsequently the site of a large post-World War II settlement program for veterans. The town serves an area of intensive farming (cattle, wheat, rice, sheep, fruits, grapes, and vegetables). Secondary industries include agricultural and food processing, wine making, rice milling, and engineering works. Griffith has air, rail, and road connections to Sydney (about 300 miles [480 km] east). Pop. (2006) local government area, 23,801; (2011) local government area, 24,364.

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