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Mount Warrawolong (MOUNTAIN), NSW Details
History
This was one of Major Mitchells key peaks from which angles were taken for the survey of NSW.
Description
A mountain rising about 500 metres from Watagan Creek and situated about 13 km west of Martinsville.
Meaning
human head
Origin
Aboriginal: Derived from Wallug the human head. (Lancelot E Threlkeld 1834 - An Australian grammar ... as spoken by the Aborigines in the vicinity of Hunters River Lake Macquarie &c. New South Wales. (In Andrews A E J Major Mitchells Map 1834) )
Mount Warrawolong (MOUNTAIN), NSW
title | Mount Warrawolong (MOUNTAIN) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 63070 |
placename | Mount Warrawolong |
designation | MOUNTAIN |
geographical name | |
previous names | Warrawallug |
lga | CESSNOCK |
description | A mountain rising about 500 metres from Watagan Creek and situated about 13 km west of Martinsville. |
meaning | human head |
origin | Aboriginal: Derived from Wallug the human head. (Lancelot E Threlkeld 1834 - An Australian grammar ... as spoken by the Aborigines in the vicinity of Hunters River Lake Macquarie &c. New South Wales. (In Andrews A E J Major Mitchells Map 1834) ) |
history | This was one of Major Mitchells key peaks from which angles were taken for the survey of NSW. |