Hay Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in New South Wales, Australia
About Hay
Aboriginal communities in the western Riverina were traditionally concentrated in the more habitable river corridors and amongst the reedbeds of the region. The district surrounding Hay was occupied by at least three separate Aboriginal groups at the time of European settler expansion onto their lands. The area around the present township appears to have been a site of interaction between the Nari-Nari people of the Lower Murrumbidgee and the Wiradjuri who inhabited a vast region in the central-western inland of New South Wales. In late 1829 Charles Sturt and his men passed along the Murrumbidgee River on horses and drays. They launched their whale-boat near the Murrumbidgee-Lachlan junction and continued the journey by boat to the Murray River and eventually to the sea at Lake Alexandrin
Top Attractions in Hay
Explore the best things to see and do in Hay:
- ★Dunera Museum
- ★Hay Gaol
- ★Hay Water Towers
- ★ShearOutback
Where to Eat in Hay
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴The Convent
- 🍴Wok In Hay Aussie & Thai Takeaway
Where to Stay in Hay
- 🏨Cobb Inlander Motel
- 🏨New Crown Hotel Motel
Hay Travel Guide Sections
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