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Temora is a town located in south western New South Wales in Australia and also a Local government area. Population 4,279 from the 1991 census. It is in the western Riverina and has a variety of agricultural and farming industries. It has the second largest honey producer in Australia. It is the location for the Temora Aviation Museum, which has a large range of aircraft, including Australia's only flying Spitfire.

Temora started as a pastoral station in the mid nineteenth century. Gold was discovered later in the area, and a small village established. A railway line came to Temora in 1897.

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