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Cronulla Beach (BEACH), NSW Details
Description
A coastal beach between the Meeries Reef & Blackwoods Beach about 4 km SW of Kurnell.
Origin
A corruption of carranulla - native word for the myriad of tiny pink shells on the beach named by Surveyor Robert Dixon in 1828. P. 8. (Information from Bygone Days of the Sutherland Shire - M. Hutton Neve)
Cronulla Beach (BEACH), NSW
title | Cronulla Beach (BEACH) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 15011 |
placename | Cronulla Beach |
designation | BEACH |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | SUTHERLAND SHIRE |
description | A coastal beach between the Meeries Reef & Blackwoods Beach about 4 km SW of Kurnell. |
meaning | |
origin | A corruption of carranulla - native word for the myriad of tiny pink shells on the beach named by Surveyor Robert Dixon in 1828. P. 8. (Information from Bygone Days of the Sutherland Shire - M. Hutton Neve) |
history |