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Yass (TOWN), NSW Details
History
Formerly Gundungura Abriginal land. (Appleton; 1992).
Description
A town about 1 km E by N of Laidlaw Trig. Station and about 1.5 km NNW of Douro Trig. Station.
Meaning
Also: thought to be derived from yarh an Aboriginal term for which no meaning can be reliably attributed to. (Appleton; 1992). Also: for waters. (McCarthy; 1963).
Origin
1st origin-said to be named after an Aborigines comments to Hume in 1821 Yass boss plains 2nd Origin - said to be named after comments made by a Mr Angel to Hume in 1824. Yas yas plenty of clear country here. 3rd origin-Yarrh or Yharr was the native name of the river that runs through the town (there is no s in the local dialect).
Yass (TOWN), NSW
| title | Yass (TOWN) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 67338 |
| placename | Yass |
| designation | TOWN |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | YASS VALLEY |
| description | A town about 1 km E by N of Laidlaw Trig. Station and about 1.5 km NNW of Douro Trig. Station. |
| meaning | Also: thought to be derived from yarh an Aboriginal term for which no meaning can be reliably attributed to. (Appleton; 1992). Also: for waters. (McCarthy; 1963). |
| origin | 1st origin-said to be named after an Aborigines comments to Hume in 1821 Yass boss plains 2nd Origin - said to be named after comments made by a Mr Angel to Hume in 1824. Yas yas plenty of clear country here. 3rd origin-Yarrh or Yharr was the native name of the river that runs through the town (there is no s in the local dialect). |
| history | Formerly Gundungura Abriginal land. (Appleton; 1992). |
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