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Wollongong (CITY), NSW Details
History
Formerly Dharawal Aboriginal land. (Appleton; 1992). Name recorded by Thomas Mitchell in 1834. (Appleton; 1992).
Description
A City about 4.5 km SE by E of Keira Trig. Station and about 4.5 km SSW of Towradgi Point.
Meaning
Also: Woolyungah - meaning five islands. (Anthropological Society of Australasia 1899). Also: probably Dharawal Aboriginal in origin and is said to mean sound of the sea but no linguistic evidence for this. (Appleton; 1992).
Origin
Aboriginal. From: Wol-Lon-Yuh signifying sound of surf. Name means sound of the sea. (The City of Greater Wollongong). Also: see; the monster comes! (McCarthy; 1963).
Wollongong (CITY), NSW
| title | Wollongong (CITY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 65786 |
| placename | Wollongong |
| designation | CITY |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | Town of Wollongong |
| lga | WOLLONGONG |
| description | A City about 4.5 km SE by E of Keira Trig. Station and about 4.5 km SSW of Towradgi Point. |
| meaning | Also: Woolyungah - meaning five islands. (Anthropological Society of Australasia 1899). Also: probably Dharawal Aboriginal in origin and is said to mean sound of the sea but no linguistic evidence for this. (Appleton; 1992). |
| origin | Aboriginal. From: Wol-Lon-Yuh signifying sound of surf. Name means sound of the sea. (The City of Greater Wollongong). Also: see; the monster comes! (McCarthy; 1963). |
| history | Formerly Dharawal Aboriginal land. (Appleton; 1992). Name recorded by Thomas Mitchell in 1834. (Appleton; 1992). |
