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Byangum (LOCALITY), NSW Details
Description
A locality at the junction of the Oxley and Tweed Rivers. It is about 5km SW of Murwillumbah. A bounded address locality. Also assigned as a rural place. Boundaries within the Tweed Council area shown on map GNB3810.
Meaning
From the Bandjalung-Yugambeh dialect chain word buyaugun a land curlew. F J Watson Vocabularies p 56 1943.
Origin
Aboriginal.
Byangum (LOCALITY), NSW
title | Byangum (LOCALITY) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 81755 |
placename | Byangum |
designation | LOCALITY |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | TWEED |
description | A locality at the junction of the Oxley and Tweed Rivers. It is about 5km SW of Murwillumbah. A bounded address locality. Also assigned as a rural place. Boundaries within the Tweed Council area shown on map GNB3810. |
meaning | From the Bandjalung-Yugambeh dialect chain word buyaugun a land curlew. F J Watson Vocabularies p 56 1943. |
origin | Aboriginal. |
history |