The communities were established in imitation of the New Australia settlement of William Lane in Paraguay.
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Nyah Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the town.
Nyah Fearties have been described as a kind of hybrid between Celtic folk-punk outfit The Pogues, and Glasgow-based industrial music band Test Dept.
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Nyah Fearties were a music band from the village of Lugton, Scotland, that created a near-unique brand of anarchic modern folk between 1982 and 1995.