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Belongil Swamp (SWAMP), NSW Details
Description
Swamp N of Quarry Siding and about 5 km NW of Byron Bay township.
Meaning
Also: inlet of the sea can only be a descriptive meaning as the word is derived from bilang meaning She-oak or Creek-oak. In this sense the suffix gil may be class of tree. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984).
Origin
Aboriginal: inlet of the sea. (Reed1967). Also: found as Bilongil Boolangel and Bylongil. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984).
Belongil Swamp (SWAMP), NSW
title | Belongil Swamp (SWAMP) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 3932 |
placename | Belongil Swamp |
designation | SWAMP |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | BYRON |
description | Swamp N of Quarry Siding and about 5 km NW of Byron Bay township. |
meaning | Also: inlet of the sea can only be a descriptive meaning as the word is derived from bilang meaning She-oak or Creek-oak. In this sense the suffix gil may be class of tree. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). |
origin | Aboriginal: inlet of the sea. (Reed1967). Also: found as Bilongil Boolangel and Bylongil. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). |
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