Rugby, New South Wales Facts for Kids

Rugby New South Wales
Narrawa Road, the main street of Rugby
Postcode(s)	2583
Location	292 km (181 mi) SW of Sydney 142 km (88 mi) N of Canberra 80 km (50 mi) W of Young
LGA(s)	Hilltops Council
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal Division(s)	Hume

Rugby is a town in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Hilltops Council local government area, 292 kilometres (181 mi) south west of the state capital, Sydney and 146 kilometres (91 mi) north of the national capital, Canberra.

The town is set in an area of thick scrub and is known for raising merino sheep. While the general store and post office have closed, the school, established over 123 years ago, remains open.

Towns and localities in Hilltops Council local government area

Barwang Beggan Beggan Bendick Murrell Berremangra Berthong Boorowa Bribbaree Bulla Creek Burrangong Cooneys Creek Crowther Cunningar Frogmore Galong Godfreys Creek Harden Hovells Creek Jugiong Kikiamah Kingsvale Koorawatha Maimuru McMahons Reef Memagong Milvale Monteagle Mount Collins Murringo Murrumburrah Nubba Reids Flat Rugby Rye Park Taylors Flat Thuddungra Tubbul Weedallion Wirrimah Wombat Wyangala

Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales

The Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia

Local government areas	Goulburn-Mulwaree Hilltops Queanbeyan-Palerang Upper Lachlan Yass Valley

Cities	Goulburn Queanbeyan

Main towns	Boorowa Braidwood Bungendore Crookwell Gunning Marulan Murrumbateman Yass

Villages and small towns	Araluen Bannaby Bevendale Bigga Binalong Binda Bookham Bowning Breadalbane Bungonia Burra Burrinjuck Bywong Captains Flat Carwoola Collector Crestwood Cullerin Dalton Environa Frogmore Googong Greenleigh Gundaroo Hoskinstown Laggan Lake Bathurst Majors Creek Mongarlowe Nerriga Reids Flat Royalla Rugby Rye Park Sutton Tallong Tarago Taralga The Ridgeway Tirrannaville Towrang Tralee Tuena Wamboin Wee Jasper Windellama Woolgarlo

Rivers and other waterbodies	Araluen Back Lake Bathurst Bettowynd Bimberamala Deua Lake George Jerrabattgulla Mulwaree Shoalhaven Wollondilly Yadboro

Mountains and ranges	Budawang Range Clyde Mountain Pigeon House Mountain

National parks	Budawang Deua Monga Morton Tallaganda

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