MV Nyora

Nyora was a 1,279 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1935 as Adrian by Nordseewerke, Emden for German owners. She was seized by the Allies in the Copenhagen, Denmark in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Conifer. In 1946, she was allocated to the Australian Government. In 1947, she was passed to the Australian Shipping Board and renamed Nyora.

Nyora was sold into merchant service in 1953. In 1963, she was sold to Panama and then to Singapore and was renamed Selat Singkep In 1964, another sale saw her renamed Molopo and then Anban. A sale in 1965 saw her renamed Basongo. Further renamings were to Medduno in 1966 and Mesawa in 1969. In 1976, she was sold to Singapore and renamed Forevergreen and then Majullah the following year.

Following an arrest and sale by auction, she was renamed Jayawang. She served until 23 July 1978 when she sank near Bangkok, Thailand. The ship was raised in November 1979 and moved to an anchorage nearer the shore but sank again and was declared a total loss.

Nyora

Nyora /naɪˈjɔːrə/ is a town in south Gippsland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Nyora had a population of 545. Nyora is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Lang Lang, and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the nearest beach.

The Post Office opened around September 1890 replacing an office at nearby Lang Lang East open since 1885.

The town's railway station and general store were included in the popular ABC TV program Something in the Air. The township featured in the TV series was known as "Emu Springs".

Golfers play at the course of the Lang Lang Golf Club on the South Gippsland Highway, Nyora.

Nyora is home to the Nyora Football club—nicknamed the Saints and wear red/white/black uniforms. The club was formed in 1877 and has won 11 senior premierships in this time, the first coming in 1911. The club has had a very successful period of late winning premierships in both 2006 and 2007 in the Ellinbank & District Football league. So successful was Nyora during this period the town was often referred to as "premiership city" and some town folks even erected a sign on the entry to the town to reflect this.