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Pyrmont (SUBURB), NSW Details
History
It is said to have been named in jest in the early 19th century after Bad Pyrmont then a popular German resort but some connection with Dharuk Aboriginal name for the area Pirrama is possible (Cam Dict)
Description
A suburb about 2 km SE by S of Balmain and about 2 km W of Woolloomooloo. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB 3718
Origin
PYRMONT name said to mean pure and uncontaminated spring P. 320 P. 392. (Infr. from RAHSJ Vol 31 pt 5 & 6. Also: may be some connection to Dharuk Aboriginal name for the area Pirrama. (Appleton; 1992).
Pyrmont (SUBURB), NSW
| title | Pyrmont (SUBURB) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 47737 |
| placename | Pyrmont |
| designation | SUBURB |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | SYDNEY |
| description | A suburb about 2 km SE by S of Balmain and about 2 km W of Woolloomooloo. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB 3718 |
| meaning | |
| origin | PYRMONT name said to mean pure and uncontaminated spring P. 320 P. 392. (Infr. from RAHSJ Vol 31 pt 5 & 6. Also: may be some connection to Dharuk Aboriginal name for the area Pirrama. (Appleton; 1992). |
| history | It is said to have been named in jest in the early 19th century after Bad Pyrmont then a popular German resort but some connection with Dharuk Aboriginal name for the area Pirrama is possible (Cam Dict) |
