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Corowa (PARISH), NSW Details
History
Early river port. Gazetted as the town of CAROWA on 4 February 1859. A meeting held at Corowa in 1893 is regarded to have been the catalyst for the merging of the colonies (federation).
Description
A lands administrative division.
Origin
Aboriginal. Corowa or Currawa is the curra pine which yielded gum used by Aborigines to fasten the heads of spears to the shafts. Another translation is rocky river. A W Reed: Placenames of NSW; their names and meanings 1969
Corowa (PARISH), NSW
title | Corowa (PARISH) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 73699 |
placename | Corowa |
designation | PARISH |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | COROWA |
description | A lands administrative division. |
meaning | |
origin | Aboriginal. Corowa or Currawa is the curra pine which yielded gum used by Aborigines to fasten the heads of spears to the shafts. Another translation is rocky river. A W Reed: Placenames of NSW; their names and meanings 1969 |
history | Early river port. Gazetted as the town of CAROWA on 4 February 1859. A meeting held at Corowa in 1893 is regarded to have been the catalyst for the merging of the colonies (federation). |