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Dawes Point (POINT), NSW Details
History
2. Named after Lt. William Dawes. P. 6 (Infor. from the Cradle City of Australia J. J.
Description
A point on Port Jackson about 1 km E of Goat Island. This feature is dual named.
Origin
1. A lieutenant William Dawes installed a battery of Eight Guns at the entrance to Sydney Cove and was called Dawes Point Battery later changed. The aborigines called the point Tarra. Maritime Services Board Port Vol 9 No. 3 Sept 1965.
Dawes Point (POINT), NSW
| title | Dawes Point (POINT) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 16164 |
| placename | Dawes Point |
| designation | POINT |
| geographical name | Tar-Ra |
| previous names | Tabagulla; Tilagulla; Tarra; Dawes Point Battery |
| lga | SYDNEY |
| description | A point on Port Jackson about 1 km E of Goat Island. This feature is dual named. |
| meaning | |
| origin | 1. A lieutenant William Dawes installed a battery of Eight Guns at the entrance to Sydney Cove and was called Dawes Point Battery later changed. The aborigines called the point Tarra. Maritime Services Board Port Vol 9 No. 3 Sept 1965. |
| history | 2. Named after Lt. William Dawes. P. 6 (Infor. from the Cradle City of Australia J. J. |
