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Tyagarah (LOCALITY), NSW Details
Description
Village about 6 km north west of Byron Bay township. Boundaries shown on nmap marked GNB 3744
Meaning
For: tussocks of sharp bladey grass. Also: this is an Aboriginal word for: open grass country. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library & Richmond River Historical Society. 1983). Also:camping ground. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). Also: open grass country. (McCarthy; 1963).
Origin
Aboriginal. An early spelling was Targourah. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library & Richmond River Historical Society. 1983).
Tyagarah (LOCALITY), NSW
title | Tyagarah (LOCALITY) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 60921 |
placename | Tyagarah |
designation | LOCALITY |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | BYRON |
description | Village about 6 km north west of Byron Bay township. Boundaries shown on nmap marked GNB 3744 |
meaning | For: tussocks of sharp bladey grass. Also: this is an Aboriginal word for: open grass country. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library & Richmond River Historical Society. 1983). Also:camping ground. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). Also: open grass country. (McCarthy; 1963). |
origin | Aboriginal. An early spelling was Targourah. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library & Richmond River Historical Society. 1983). |
history |