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Mount Wagawn (MOUNTAIN), NSW Details
History
Named by Surveyor Roberts. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984).
Description
A mountain on McPherson Range about 6 km. N of Limpinwood.
Meaning
From the Bandjaljung-Yugambeh dialect chain word wagan meaning a crow or raven. Source: F J Watson Vocabularies p63.1943.
Origin
Aboriginal. Named by Surveyor Roberts on 4.7.1865 Source: M.33. 18. Dept L&NR Qld.
Mount Wagawn (MOUNTAIN), NSW
| title | Mount Wagawn (MOUNTAIN) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 61837 |
| placename | Mount Wagawn |
| designation | MOUNTAIN |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | TWEED |
| description | A mountain on McPherson Range about 6 km. N of Limpinwood. |
| meaning | From the Bandjaljung-Yugambeh dialect chain word wagan meaning a crow or raven. Source: F J Watson Vocabularies p63.1943. |
| origin | Aboriginal. Named by Surveyor Roberts on 4.7.1865 Source: M.33. 18. Dept L&NR Qld. |
| history | Named by Surveyor Roberts. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). |
