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Located 613 kilometres west of Sydney, Griffith is a thriving country city which developed as a result of the introduction of irrigation. Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin, the architect of Canberra and named after Sir Arthur Griffith, the first Minister for Public Works in the New South Wales government. With a population of 25,000 Griffith is the third largest population centre in the Riverina region and is also well known for its many wineries.
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Hermits Cave was built by Valerio Recitti, an Italian migrant who arrived in Australia in 1916 when he was only 17. When he worked on the Murray River paddle steamers it is said that he had taken refuge in the cave. He believed himself to be the only Italian in the area and kept entirely to himself, when in fact increasing numbers of Italian migrants were arriving.
25 kilometres north east of Griffith is the Cocoparra National Park that cover 8 356 hectares. Here a low mountain range rises above the plain. On the slopes are dry sclerophyll forest with clumps of ironbark and cypress pine. There is tea tree on the forest floor and a range of acacia throughout the park. Colourful wildflowers are profuse in springtime.
Central Griffith Riverina NSW - New South Wales
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New South Wales - Map of Griffith Australia
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