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Driver dies after being struck by object falling from passing caravan near Yass • Dec. 9, 2024, 3:26 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Yass, town, southeastern New South Wales, Australia. It lies along the Yass River, which is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River. 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. ...(100 of 109 words)

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