Roto is a small settlement situated in the far-west of New South Wales

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, Australia

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. It lies at the junction of the Broken Hill railway line and the partly closed branchline to Temora via Griffith. At the 2006 census

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, Roto and the surrounding area had a population of 49.

A small railway station opened at the site in 1919, however is now closed.

Roto was the childhood home of two-time Australian off-road motorcycle racing champion Toby Price

Toby Price

Toby Price is an Australian motocross racer. He lives in Singleton, New South Wales and rides for the Motorex KTM Shift Off-Road Racing Team.- Amateur career :...

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