Did you know the iconic mystery and crime author Agatha Christie spent time at the property, Yanga, near Balranald?

Agatha Christie once stayed at the Yanga Homestead in 1922 as part of her Empire Exhibition Tour.

“We stayed in New South Wales at a station called, I think, Yanga, where I remember a great lake with black swans sailing on it,” Ms Christie recalled in the book Agatha Christie: The Grand Tour.

“It was a lovely picture. Here, while Belcher and Archie were busy putting forth the claims of the British Empire, migration within the Empire, the importance of trade within the Empire, and so on and so forth, I was allowed to spend a happy day sitting in the orange groves.

“I had a nice long deck-chair, there was delicious sunshine, and as far as I remember I ate 23 oranges, carefully selecting the very best from the trees round me. Ripe oranges plucked straight from the trees are the most delicious things you can imagine.” 

If you would like to visit Yanga National Park and the iconic Yanga Homestead contact the Balranald Visitor Information Centre on 03 5020 1599 for information on the self-guided tour of the Yanga Homestead and also about tours to Yanga National Park with our tour operator Outback Geo Adventures. The Balranald Visitor Information Centre is located at the Discovery Centre precinct at 83 Market Street, Balranald.