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Warrigundi (RAILWAY STATION), NSW Details
History
Major T.L. Mitchell at the site in 1831 recorded the name of the mountain as Barragundi. Dixons Map of N.S.W. (1837) shows the mountain name as Warragundi. County and parish maps for many years
Description
Station on the Main Northern Railway 7 km from town of Werris Creek between Werris Creek and Currabubula.
Meaning
An Aboriginal word:- Warrigundi = Crows Nest or Home of Crows. (Tyrrell Reed Martin.)
Origin
The name was taken from the mountain about 1 1/2 miles S.E. Station established later than 1908.
Warrigundi (RAILWAY STATION), NSW
| title | Warrigundi (RAILWAY STATION) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 63171 |
| placename | Warrigundi |
| designation | RAILWAY STATION |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | TAMWORTH REGIONAL |
| description | Station on the Main Northern Railway 7 km from town of Werris Creek between Werris Creek and Currabubula. |
| meaning | An Aboriginal word:- Warrigundi = Crows Nest or Home of Crows. (Tyrrell Reed Martin.) |
| origin | The name was taken from the mountain about 1 1/2 miles S.E. Station established later than 1908. |
| history | Major T.L. Mitchell at the site in 1831 recorded the name of the mountain as Barragundi. Dixons Map of N.S.W. (1837) shows the mountain name as Warragundi. County and parish maps for many years |
