West Wyalong is situated in the Riverina, on the Newell Highway (the inland route between Melbourne and Queensland) and is a stop over for many on the well-travelled route.
Gold was discovered in West Wyalong in 1893, and the town quickly sprang to life around diggings โ theโฏMain Street is nicknamed the Crooked Mile, as it was built around gold diggings and tree stumps. The street was famously sketched byโฏRussell Drysdaleโฏinโฏ1949 during a visit with a friend, and a bronze sculpture of an easel now standsโฏtall at the spot on the corner of the Tatts Hotel, a hotel featured in the video.