Robertson, New South Wales
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Robertson is a village in the Southern Highlands district of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. It is located on the edge of an elevated plateau (the Illawarra escarpment) about 10 km from the coast. Robertson is known for its high annual rainfall and fertile soil. It was previously covered by an extensive temperate rainforest, most of which has been cleared for farming though remnants still exist today. Robertson is known for potato growing.
Robertson is where the movie Babe was made.
Robertson is named after former Premier of New South Wales, Sir John Robertson, whose 1861 Land Act cleared the way for the establishment of the town.
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