TEMORA

town, south-central New South Wales, Australia. It lies in the Western Slopes district of the fertile Riverina. Founded in 1879 during a gold rush, the town derives its name from a Celtic term meaning an eminence commanding a wide view. Proclaimed a municipality in 1891, it is now a major rail junction and a storage and shipment centre for wheat grown in the Riverina. The town also handles fat lambs and cattle, has meat-freezing plants and flour mills, and manufactures clothing, plaster, and bricks. It has rail and air links to Sydney (214 miles northeast). Pop. (1991) 4,279.